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Comedians these days are quick to point out that they don't tell jokes. They make observations and perform acts that make us laugh, but actual "jokes" are child's play. And so it would be with video games that Gang Beast, the funniest game I've played in ages, doesn't have a single gag in its code. But play this oddball competitive brawler with three friends in a living room and you'll be hard-pressed not to keel over howling like the Joker's latest victim.Like QWOP and Surgeon Simulator 2013 before it, what makes Gang Beasts so incredibly hilarious is its intentionally assbackwards controls and goofy physics. Using an Xbox 360 gamepad, the default control scheme has A jump, like you'd expect, but the bumpers punch your left and right arms, respectively. Hold a bumper down and you'll grab onto whatever you touched. So you can grab someone with your left hand, while pummeling them with your right. Furthermore, if you can get both your hands on something you can lift it up. That's it.
It may sound simple, but your characters control like drunken sailors sliding around an ice skating rink in their socks. Beyond that, there's no throw button, so simple actions like tossing the opponent you're hoisting over your head into the furnace below will likely end with you stupidly wandering off the ledge you were planning to drop them from. If you're really unlucky, the person you were about to throw may slip back onto the safety of the ground and end up victorious despite having the lower hand moments ago.
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