BattleBlock Theater 2013

Is it still worth playing?

The Behemoth's 2013 platformer for Xbox 360, Windows, Mac and Linux. You control a prisoner forced to play through deadly puzzle levels, with simple controls: running, jumping and punching. Levels are built from blocks that collapse, stick or bounce, deadly spikes, water and dangerous creatures. The main mode is Story Mode, solo or cooperative with a second player, in normal mode with checkpoints or insane mode without. In cooperative play you throw each other across gaps, use heads as platforms and help each other up ledges, though there is just as much chance of sabotaging your partner. Story mode has worlds with sets of levels, and beating a Finale level unlocks the next chapter and three optional Encore levels. Blocks that collapse, stick or bounce still make each level a short problem, which suits sharing with a friend.