Slayaway Camp: Butchers Cut is the best version of the game and having it available on Vita makes the mobility of it even better than you’ll find on mobile devices. Fans of the Horror genre will love all of the minute details that were put into this game and though it relies on the same mechanics and simple design throughout the game. It rarely gets old and even when you’re stuck you can use gold to move ahead. This is a hidden gem and one that should not be missed on Vita.
Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut
Digerati Distribution · Oct 24, 2017
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A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psychotic slasher hell-bent on revenge. Slide this adorably demented murderer around hundreds of isometric puzzle levels to squash, flay, and decapitate hapless victims in this darkly comic homage to 80s horror movies.
Experience a new dimension of gut-churning terror as an unspeakable force of skull-faced killing maims and murders his way through smart-mouthed, over-sexed, substance-abusing young adults. No teenager is safe in the summer horror blockbuster smash hit of 1984.
This special console-only Butcher's Cut edition is the biggest and bloodiest version of Slayaway Camp EVER! More puzzles. More killers. More gore.
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- Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut is ridiculous fun, but more so if you’re a fan of the old school horror films it imitates. Nothing here is taken seriously, except for the puzzles themselves which are often fiendishly difficult, but always fair. As a package, it manages to evoke an odd nostalgia on top of genuine laughs, a wealth of unlockables and head-scratching puzzles. There’s a killer soundtrack to boot, which fits nicely into the background of each movie, punctuated by outlandish cartoon sound effects. This is bite-size puzzle gaming at its finest.
- Slayaway Camp is an enjoyable puzzle title that fits perfectly with the Switch’s portable capabilities. It’s not an engaging or deep game by any means, and its Minecraft visuals are annoying after a few minutes, but it’s a good pastime in short bursts with a lot more content than expected. Hop on a little diorama, cut some naive victims in half, then put the Switch back into sleep mode. Cathartic violence has never been so practical.
- 7.0With its cute and delightfully grotesque exterior, Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut is an easily accessible and addictive puzzler that throws in '80’s references where it can, by the bucket-load. It’s jam-packed with unlockables, host to some brilliant synth-heavy music and doesn’t shy away from some truly gruesome but equally hilarious murder sequences.
- Slayaway Camp is a smart, well-crafted puzzle game that transcends its niche trappings in such a way that even if horror movies aren’t your bag, you should still keep an eye out on this excellent game. It takes a basic concept and never lingers too long on one idea, continually adding new and novel twists. For the several hours it will take you to finish, Slayaway Camp stays fresh, avoiding the common problems of the horror movies it draws influence from. Even when mimicking the absurdity of later Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street movies, it stays inventive and fun.
- If you’re looking for a very particular itch to scratch that involves throwback horror, knowing nods to its audience, and a lot of twee bloodshed, Slayaway Camp could be as worryingly satisfying as watching this over and over again.
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