Chenso Club Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · September 9, 2022

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> For our Chenso Club Review the Aliens are attacking! Who will save us? Chenso Club will! Using chainsaws, hammers, and the aliens’ own life force against them – these fearless warriors will pulverize enemies on their way to victory. Go solo! Go co-op! Go hack those aliens in this action-packed, side-scrolling platform brawler!

Chenso Club Review Pros:

Decent pixel art graphics.
1.04GB download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – resolution and fullscreen.
Remote play together support.
Does support playing with a keyboard.
Can rebind controls for both keyboard and the controller.
Side-scrolling beat-em-up gameplay.
Comic book-style cutscenes.
Opening tutorial section.
Tips can pop up as you play but it is optional.
Attacks can be done in four directions, along with a dash that goes through obstacles.
Hack and slash-style combat.
You have a health bar and can pick up gems to replenish the bar.
Five characters to unlock each with unique stats and features.
Local two-player Co-op.
Four difficulties – Story, casual, standard, and insane.
Breakable elements within levels.
Combo attacks together.
The longer you stay alive the more difficult the game gets.
The game plays out on a screen-by-screen basis.
Constant power-ups to find that vary from stats increases to one-time attacks.
Chirp is the in-game social media app that has characters friend you and you are trying to get more followers.
Has a roguelike feel in that you find and earn permanent new characters.
The game loop is you get randomized levels and power-ups and you go through a set amount of levels and boss fights.
New followers on Chirp unlock the ability to buy power-ups from them and also have new power-ups show up in future runs.
Awesome animations.
Good soundtrack.
The general gameplay loop and combat are very accessible to new players.
Bite-sized levels.
Cool Bus – randomly turns up and triggers an auto-scroll mini-game where you collect vials to earn rewards.
A lot of platforming.
Shops can appear in runs where you buy power-ups and companions.
After defeating a boss you get a reward and then do a red carpet-style mini-game where you have to fight enemies and time the photo shots to earn more likes and followers on Chirp.

Chenso Club Review Cons:

Only one game mode which is a campaign.
The jumping feels a bit off, a bit like jumping when you have bad lag.
No way to turn off gore/blood.
So easy to miss parts of the game like I missed all the Chirp stuff.
The performance is not that stable with a lot of slowdown and screen tearing.
Bare minimal graphics settings.
Can’t save mid-run, a game crash or switch-off will lose all your progress.
You have to clear the enemies in order to open up the next screen, if you accidentally jump off any side of the screen then it’s instant death.
Screens in levels can sometimes be straight-up empty.
Platforming is a bit hit-and-miss.
Not sure why you can smash things up as they just put you off rather than anything else.
Levels are very short.

Chenso Club:

Official website.

Developer: Pixadome

Publisher: Curve Digital

Store Links –

Steam

7/10

Graphics - 7/10
7/10

Sound - 7/10
7/10

Accessibility - 7/10
7/10

Length - 7/10
6/10

Fun Factor - 6/10

6.8/10

Summary

Chenso Club is an action-packed brawler set in a 2D world. It plays out a lot like a Splatformer and what I mean by that is the game moves at a fast pace and you need to do the bare minimum to open up the next screen. You can attack in four directions and be honest, it’s a cool feature especially when you factor in that you can combo the attacks and make some cool aerial combos. The goal of the game is simple, keep pushing forward, killing bosses, and rescuing new characters to play all the while getting those likes and follows on the social media app Chirp! I liked the game for a few hours but it did start to just feel a bit repetitive for me, unlocking the new characters definitely helped keep my attention as some of the ones you unlock really change up the gameplay and how it all plays out. The controls are simple, and the premise is clear so there is a lot to like in Chenso Club but for me, I grew tired of it and it just took too long to get going or show me the goodies.