The Therapist Gamer

Super Meat Boy is one of the first massively successful Indie games of recent gaming history.  Two friends made the game and now have successful careers as game developers.

 

In Super Meat Boy you play as a skinless, square boy and try to save your girlfriend who is made of bandages.  You do this through exacting platforming.  Super Meat Boy has a unique style and sense of humor, but it's best characteristic is the gameplay itself.  You know how playing Mario Bros. just feels right, and other platforming games sometimes just feel weird?  Well, Super Meat Boy just feels right.  You can run to jump farther and jump off of walls.  You jump so high that you can just jump up a wall with repeated wall jumps.  These simple mechanics are engaging throughout the entire game, and each level has interesting and challenging obstacles to overcome.  

 

Super Meat Boy is somewhat known for it's difficulty, but if you play a fair amount of games I don't think you'll find it prohibitively difficult.  That said, after you beat the game you can play through the entire game in reverse.  Yes, the levels are so cleverly designed that they work both ways (with minor adjustments).  These levels are very difficult, so if you're up for an extreme challenge Super Meat Boy delivers.  

 

I didn't get many screenshots of the game in action because it was difficult to do so and because I was having so much fun playing that I simply forgot!  If you're up for a challenge and/or like platforming games, there's a lot here to enjoy.