MFGG's 2011 April Fools Day joke gives us something all of us have been anxiously awaiting (or dreading, depending on how you look at things) - a new entry in the Waligie series! If you're looking for a game that closely captures the essence of the original cult classic, this is a game you can't miss.

Pros
+ Does an outstanding job of capturing the feel of the original Waligie games
+ Psycho Waluigi engine features add a new twist to the series
+ Clever use of music and sound effects
+ Definitely worth a laugh

Cons
- Can be frustrating
- Uses the default Clickteam engine
- Graphics clash (of course)

Gameplay: 7/10
Physco Waligie begins with the same introductory graphics as Psycho Waluigi, Thunder Dragon's critically-acclaimed platformer that remains in production. But it's not long before the Waligie Bros. take over, revealing their all-too-familiar mugs in a clever tribute to the original game. From then on, you're playing a delicious new addition to the Waligie series: an insanely difficult - and hilarious - platformer that turns the Super Mario series on its head.

Even though TD has no association with the developers of the original Waligie games, he does an excellent job of capturing the Waligie feel - a feeling that hasn't been matched by most of the "fan sequels" of recent years. The addition of the Psycho Waluigi bubble system adds some new gameplay elements as well - you'll probably enjoy scooping up fireballs and hurling them at Formula One cars, or using the bubble to ride a mountain across a chasm.

Oh yes, and the story and dialogue are appropriately ridiculous.

Graphics: 7/10
OK, they clash. But the graphics in this game are used brilliantly, whether it's a Formula One car, a photo of a Kansas highway, the logo of an 80's metal band, a baby bottle, or any of the other things in this game that will give you dreams much stranger than Waluigi's. Fangaming veterans will also recognize a few nods to TD's previous work, including the Yoshi's Island lib.

Don't play this game if you have epipleptic seesaws, though.

Sound: 8/10
Even though all the music in this game is either MIDI or highly-compressed MP3, all the songs fit perfectly with the level environments, from Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata to an old-time blues song! The classic Crash Bandicoot ending theme also makes a welcome appearance.

Sound effects are used to great effect as well - you'll find some classic Waligie sounds as well.

Replay: 6/10
It took me close to an hour to beat the game (without getting help), so you'll be playing this game a while. A big part of any Waligie game is figuring out how to get past the ever-annoying traps that make Waligie games Waligie games, and once you've done that, part of the fun is gone. Still, this game is well worth playing again in the future, being a worthy member of the Waligie series, and chances are you'll have forgotten some of the tricks by then.

Final Score: 8/10
The Waligie saga continues, and yet again the brothers demonstrate to us the universal human truth that nonviolence is the answer.
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Edited by: Bibby, Apr 5th, 2011 @ 1:45 pm

Correction: I've been informed that what I thought was the logo of a 1980's metal band (found via web search) is actually the logo of a first-person shooter. We can all feel a little more enlightened by this clarification.