I got to play Dead as Disco early, and it's a vivid, unrestrained romp that lets you brawl through music videos like a kung-fu Baby Driver

Dead as Disco is already proving to be a delightful grab-bag—I had the pleasure of toying with the game's demo back in June of last year, but nothing could've prepared me for the musical smorgasbord that awaited me while playing this early access romp. This thing isn't just a very solid rhythm action game, it's a buffet. A feast, to borrow a term, for the senses.

But first, context! Dead as Disco is a Beat 'Em Up action-rhythm game in the style of Hi-Fi: Rush, in that you're tasked with mopping up waves of stylised goons (including mosh-pit looneys, laser-firing androids, and vicious bouncers) to the beat. Attack and parry on-rhythm, and you get a higher score.

Story-wise, you follow the violent misadventures of Charlie Disco, who has woken up 10 years on from a mysterious accident th...