Review: Moving Out (Xbox One)

Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to “couch co-op”! Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore.

Pros:

  • Chunky cartoon graphics.
  • 772.8mb download size.
  • 1000 Gamerscore.
  • 3 save slots.
  • Awesome 90s VHS style intro video.
  • Opening training level.
  • Dyslexic support.
  • Assist mode-makes the game a bit easier.
  • Four players local.
  • A huge amount of humor throughout.
  • Interface scale slider.
  • Controller-four layouts along with separate toggle options for grab and throw.
  • So accessible.
  • Unlock new characters as you play.
  • Coins earned from bonus objectives.
  • Good loading times.
  • Map-freely drives your van around and interacts with other cars and points of interest.
  • So much fun to play.
  • Balances the game between solo and team play.
  • A handy button that shows all items that need to be packed onto the truck.
  • Smash Windows, break doors, and more in a fully destruction filled world.
  • Gameplay-pickup certain items and pack them in the moving truck as fast as you can.
  • End of level breakdown and a reward like bronze, silver, or gold rank.
  • Can replay levels.
  • Every level has a couple of bonus objectives that are unknown initially but are revealed after the first level clear.
  • Goes for and nails the 90s atmosphere.
  • Well thought out levels.

Cons:

  • Initial learning curve.
  • Throwing is difficult.
  • Easy to get stuck on the scenery especially doors.
  • Not as much fun in solo.
  • Had items get stuck.
  • No way to reset items it’s all or nothing.
  • Little customisation of characters.

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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