Spy Bros Pipi And Bibis DX Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · October 7, 2024

Spy Bros Pipi And Bibis DX Review, Spy Bros. is a single-screen action platformer game, reminiscent of Snow Bros. and others of that time where the players take on the role of Pipi and Bibi: two spies entering and bombing a series of six buildings protected by guards, scientists, divers, mob bosses, humanoid cats and other wacky individuals… and escaping the buildings just in time before they collapse from the explosions!

Spy Bros Pipi And Bibis DX Review Pros:

Excellent retro graphics.
251MB download size.
Graphics settings – mode (pixel art/upscaled), CRT effect (off/soft/hard), and seven bezel art (border art).
Sound test menu.
Top scores local leaderboard.
Two-player local multiplayer support.
You can play as Pipi or Bibi.
Opening playable tutorial.
Action-platformer-style gameplay.
The goal of the game is to plant bombs and blow up the machines.
Enemies will get in your way but you can temporarily stun them with your weapon.
Very retro in appearance and atmosphere.
The enemies will walk around the level, they can group up and generally make your life hell.
Easy to play but hard to master.
Has that just one more go feel to it all!
Once you plant all the bombs you have to make it to the exit within a time limit or you get blown up aswel.
Some enemies can be taken out completely if they take enough stun hits.
Very addictive in its nature.
Bonus score coins will appear on a level.
The soundtrack has a bit of a MegaDrive soundtrack vibe to it.
A second player can jump in whenever.

Spy Bros Pipi And Bibis DX Review Cons:

No online leaderboards.
Hard to know how much time you have after stunning an enemy.
You cannot remap the controls.
The music can get a bit grating after time.
Only the one-game mode.
Doesn’t offer an achievement-like system.
The leaderboards are only good if you have a load of players joining in.
Hit detection when there’s a group is frustrating as sometimes you hit them all and sometimes you hit none.
Only local multiplayer.