I don’t know about the “best” game of the year, but MorodashiSumo certainly gets my vote for the “weirdest” game of the year. But you know what? That’s not a bad thing. Who wouldn’t love wrestling medieval knights, American football players, and a Hip-Hop Gorilla? This is the exact thing that makes this game so charming, and I totally dig it.
To become a Yokozuna, the highest-ranked wrestler in sumo, is no small task. It requires training, practice, eating, and apparently dancing with your opponent after a victory. Yes, these lessons I learned from MorodashiSumo, and I loved every minute of it. This game doesn’t take itself seriously at all, and that’s what makes it cool. The physics are all over the place. You can flop around into the crowds, you can bend in unnatural ways, and of course, there’s the censored genital area that at times makes MorodashiSumo look like it’s a porn game downloaded from an X-rated site.
But it’s all in good fun. I loved guessing which wacky character I’d face next in my tournament matches, and the character customization features in MorodashiSumo are pretty great. Surprisingly, the game is pretty tricky. Not the controls, but the opponents! Every match I faced was a struggle to get to the next level, and each opponent had their own super move I needed to anticipate. After each victory, I received gold which I could use to upgrade my character into an even more badass sumo wrestler.
For those interested in a real sumo simulator, I don’t think this is the game for you, but if you’re looking for a wacky title for your mobile game collection, that’s surprisingly addicting and managed to earn a legitimate chuckle from me. This one is well worth picking up and zoning out to.