Fenix Rage Ruins IGN (In a Good Way)

After failing Level 1-13 for the fifth time, IGN's Naomi Kyle summed up Fenix Rage: "I love this game because it frustrates me."

If you missed IGN's PAX East preview, Fenix Rage is a 2D platformer that mixes up the best parts of Super Meat Boy, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Flappy Bird. Each level's objective is to get to the blue door, you can jump infinitely, and there's an optional cookie in the level that will reward you with real world cookie recipes.

Those simple ideas then get masochistic. The "best" time for each level is mere seconds, but that comes from precise speed runs that dodge the enemies that kill you in one hit, don't touch the top or bottom of the screen, and memorize patterns.

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