Vexx

There really is more than one way to skin a cat—and Vexx proves that beating, burning, and bludgeoning are pretty good options. Yes, the hero of this jump ’n’ run adventure game is a not-so-pretty kitty, but, no, this ain’t some cutesy romp through Mario Land. Vexx is a curiously grim exercise featuring gargantuan free-form levels fraught with danger and a surprisingly combat-heavy fighting system of combos, uppercuts, and vicious slashes. Geometrically twisted worlds play unfriendly host to your continually morphing objectives, with enemies and puzzles that change as the levels progress from day to night. Don’t let the whiskers fool ya; this is one pussy that could end up licking you.