A late spring makes for dreary spells of rain, and perhaps its made me a bit mild in my gaming challenges of late - some free swim in Dolphin Olympics 2, some Dice Wars, a Quadradius match here or there against the sea of new players, AKA ranking fodder - I haven’t been really pushing myself as of late. But now is no time to start! The lovely swedes over at Mazapan have followed up the game where you make a viking’s dong dance with the decidedly better-in-a-different-way You Have To Burn The Rope. I’m afraid at this point you are going to go have to beat the game, then come back for the rest. Really. It’s not a joke. See you in a few.

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~And we’re back! aren’t you in love with it? Are you already comparing the ending song to Portal’s? (Oh DON’T, no one can win that!) At first I was worried by the in-landscape instructions - is this game going to be all about lost hope and how some bosses you can’t beat and the rope symbolizes your only hope of escaping the drudgery of life, “W3 W1LL N3v3R 4G3T T3H M3Xi4N 3M0 R3B3LLi0N”? But a quick glance at my adorable bizarro-Kirby wearing a hat and throwing Castlevania axes settled my soul, and then the game lived exactly up to its promise. And I mean exactly. Plus that song! Swooooon. For gravy, there is a god-damn manual, and fans went a step further and made walkthroughs in English, German, and YouTubese. And a god-damned text edition! Way to take back your name from Jack Black and Mos Def, you lovable swedes!

And last but most: the teaser trailer. RoeLwE you damn genius.