Axe Girl (--Demo--)

I first played this on hard difficulty and was very pleased by how the game encourages me to use all of its basic mechanics.

The player can perform melee attacks in all four directions and also use them to destroy barrier and bounce on enemies as well as certain objects.

As in this current version, the player can throw an infinite amount of axes and change its trajectory with the left joystick or directional buttons.

Below the health bar is a bonus attack bar that fills with each attack inflicted on enemies or certain projectiles.

The gameplay may be quite simple, but requires a variable amount of skill and patience depending on each level.

The voices of each major character also adds to their personality.

The one thing I do wish is for Alexa to move at slightly higher velocities.

Overall, this is a fun game that is reminiscent of some earlier 2D platformers.