Total Party Kill is a 2D puzzle game reminiscent of the terrific The Lost Vikings, where players have to help a group of adventurers composed of an archer, a wizard, and a warrior escape a dungeon full of traps. The problem is that, normally, you've got to kill some of your companions so you can escape.
The controls in Total Party Kill are very simple. On the left side of the screen you've got your arrow buttons, while on the right are your jump and action buttons. Finally, the middle button is used to switch characters, which you'll need to do quite often in most of the levels.
The key in Total Party Kill is to keep in mind what each character can do and how to use their unique actions to get around obstacles in the dungeon. For example, the wizard can freeze another character and turn him into an ice cube. This human ice cube can help you get higher or simply avoid stepping on spikes. The archer, on the other hand, lets you impale another teammate to a wall to create new platforms.
Total Party Kill is an original and fun puzzle game that draws directly on games as great as the aforementioned The Lost Vikings or the more recent Trine. Plus the game's graphics have a delightful retro aesthetic.
