Title: Cash Cow DX
Developer: Pixel Games S.A.R.L.
Publisher: Flynn’s Arcade
Available On: September 26th 2024
Platforms: PC, Linux, and Nintendo Switch
Reviewed On: Nintendo Switch  

Cash Cow DX is a mad dash cash grab as a cow in an arcade style game that is bright and colorful.

Synopsis

Keep moving as you grab all the cash in the stage while avoiding the many things that can stop your lucrative march for the money.

Analysis

You must learn to collect all the money in each stage as efficiently and as carefully as possible. Avoid enemies that jump to block your path and be nimble on your hooves as you try and stay alive with only 3 lives to squander.

The gameplay

Cash Cow DX is a brightly colored 80s centric arcade game that follows a cow in a mine who must obtain all the “Moo-la” from all the money hungry Pig Pockets who patrol the levels protecting all their treasures.

The goal is to collect all the money strewn about in each level while only having 3 lives. Once you collect 100 percent of the money you can go on to the next level. You will continue this cycle the further you go into the game.

Use of strategy to collect all the money can be important while navigating the levels. By jumping around to different platforms and trying to avoid the enemies, you search for a pickaxe. Once you find that axe you become invincible, and you try to destroy as many of the bad guys as possible to reduce the risk of losing life.  

A total of 5 levels are in this game, and you can select 3 different difficulty settings. Easy helps you get use to the game and can still be extremely difficult as you try and get use to the level layout. Hard mode is extremely challenging, and the enemies keep pace with you which makes it hard to escape your fate.

Other modes that are included is a speed run mode which is also challenging. Endless marathon mode keeps cycling the levels to achieve high scores. Though the game has minimal levels there is plenty of content to keep you busy in this arcade-based game.

Final Score

Cash Cow DX is a simplistic concept that works well. Combined that concept with various degrees of difficulty you have a well-rounded game. The music for each of the levels really enhances the speed and agility that is needed as you try to head towards the goal. If you enjoy difficulty, speed runs, and high-energy games, you will for sure enjoy this game.

The game is straight-forward and the only downfalls that I can pinpoint is if you don’t enjoy this type of arcade-style game you may not fully embrace Cash Cow DX. This game really makes you work for your win and that is completely both a fun factor for some and a pass for others. Either way this game is hard, but masterfully fun.

Shane Kelley is a Senior writer for Boss Rush Network, as well as a writer for Another Zelda Podcast. His favorite game is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. You can find him on Twitter to talk video games, Marvel, and axe throwing.

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