KAZ Review (PC)

To be successful, you have to act on instinct, without allowing your brain to actually think. Making plans and evaluating targets takes time. Raking up points to get to the threshold and, hopefully, put some in the piggy bank requires pure action, a seamless connection between eyes, ears, nerves, and fingers.

I made good upgrade choices, focused on extra time and more points for enemies killed. So, I can reliably win rounds even when my actions per minute decline. If I hit the star, it’s even easier to make progress. The problem is that I was cursed after stepping on one too many traps, and I have to deal with being randomly teleported. It’s disorienting and also slows my character down at the worst time.

So I launch into a new level, clearing opponents quickly, hoping my lightning strikes hit traps, and keeping an eye out for the high-value star. There’s not enough time to get into a flow state. I get the needed score with a few seconds to go, and I already start ...