Kings of Power 4 Billion % (2008)
by Paul Robertson (online)
His last big outing, Pirate Baby’s Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006 was an animated love letter to 2d-action games like Metal Slug and similar ilk. Like in a game the two main characters fought their way through a diverse lot of levels until they freed their stolen girl friend and confronted the final boss. Über-violent, fast-paced, silly and yet damn funny and entertaining.
Now, about KoP4B, it could be said this is just more of the same, but somehow it had less of an impact on me than PBCBSF had. There are more good characters in KoP4B than in PBCBSF, which makes it at times much more confusing with all the cuts between the characters. It’s also less clear what is going on, who’s actually the enemy and why is everyone fighting him/them. The ending is… bizarre. Overall, it looks like an attempt to break the mold set in PBCBSF, but without Robertson actually knowing what to do beyond making nostalgic flashbacks to video game history. Still, the animation is pure eye candy and looks excellent.
Rating: 3/5
