My thumbs are raw. My pulse is elevated. My regrets are many. Nestled in a corner of this weekend's Summer Game Fest Play Days event in Los Angeles is, I suspect, a perfect videogame in the making.
N+ Infinity Times Two is a floaty ninja platformer—the latest in a series that started over 20 years ago as a browser game. Then came the Xbox Live Arcade darling N+ in 2008, followed by N++ in 2015. Canadian developer Metanet has awoken once more for N+ Infinity Times Two, a multiplayer-focused sequel that had this writer yelling in a roomful of strangers.
The beauty of N+ is that you could map its controls to an NES gamepad: Move, jump, and sometimes become a missile. The full game will have five modes, but Metanet was only showing off two this weekend:
Race: A mad dash through bespoke 2D tracks that's all about dodging hazards and harnessing your ninja's exaggerated momentum. When you cross the finish l...
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