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Super Meat Boy 3D is the latest follow-up to the brutal platformer by Team Meat. Read on to learn how it plays, what it's about, and everything else we know so far.
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Super Meat Boy 3D Gameplay
Super Meat Boy 3D returns for the third time, and it’s as brutal and challenging as ever. For the first time in the series, the game moves away from its traditional 2D side-scrolling roots in favor of a full 3D approach. For both new and returning players, this shift serves as a fresh start and a new way to experience Team Meat’s famously masochistic platformer.
Despite the jump to 3D, the core gameplay remains largely unchanged. The eponymous Meat Boy can still perform his signature moves like jumping, sliding, and dodging deadly obstacles. However, with the new 3D perspective, players are now encouraged to look at levels from every angle when navigating the game’s many torture-chamber-like stage designs.
Super Meat Boy 3D Story Plot
The Super Meat Boy series doesn’t typically feature a deep or linear storyline, aside from the recurring premise of Meat Boy trying to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend, Bandage Girl, from the mysterious Dr. Fetus.
It remains unclear whether this same storyline will be revisited in Super Meat Boy 3D, but throughout the series’ history, the story has never been the main focus of Super Meat Boy. What has always mattered most is its relentless, tooth-and-nail platforming experience that challenges players’ reflexes and patience.
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