When playing games like Agent Awesome, one has to approach them with a sense of whimsy and carefree nature. Why? Well, the developer made a game that doesn't take itself seriously. And that feels true even with a few features of the game itself. The game aims to be funny and not too serious. There are a lot of pop culture references, cheesy dialogues, and wacky enemies. At the beginning, there is also a humorous cut scene about your drunken debauchery. The Agent Awesome developer is obviously is a fan of Archer Sterling, as their dialogue seem to take cues from the show. If all this is your type of thing, you might wanna keep reading.

Before we continue, I feel like I should just mention that Agent Awesome is an mobile app ported to PC. Ergo there is no resolution control and many other features are missing that you would expect in a PC title. It's important to note the game doesn't natively support widescreen either. The menus and control scheme were originally designed around a touch screen. This isn't my favorite thing in the world but that's just the way it is.

So with that out of the way, Agent Awesome is a turn based stealth/action game. The story goes, after meeting up with somebody who rhymes with Mick Furry, you are dared to eliminate everybody inside E.V.I.L., a mega corporation of evil that happens to be your former employer. They are conducting evil experiments and you'll find an assortment of insane crap between you and your objective. Everything ranging from flying sharks, to killer koalas, to plain old guards.

The way combat/stealth works is that you click/tap the back arrow which brings you into the tactical planning screen. From this screen you can map out which path you will take by clicking on points and connecting them together. To kill guards you tap/click on weapons and then on the victim. Once combat engages, both parties take turns whacking at each other with their perspective weapons. There are ways to screw it up, but it's easy for the most part.

The level design is pretty solid. You can stealth your way thru or slaughter indiscriminately. The game has about 12 levels for you to sink your teeth into. They can get rather large but there are options to turn off the dialogue for repeated playthroughs. You can probably squeeze three to four hours out of the game. Agent Awesome also features in-game achievements and there is an encyclopedia that I found humorous.

I like the art style of Agent Awesome, which just like the humor of the game, isn't too serious. Characters have huge heads and everything has a cartoonish vibe to it. At the beginning, there is also a humorous cut scene about your drunken debauchery. The art in the levels, however, left something to be desired. Aside from occasional props, most of the levels have been pieced together square by square. The music is fine, the sound effects are standard. Nothing exceptional, but it didn't become hard on the ears. The voice acting however, is quite enjoyable.

One thing blissfully missing from the PC version are micro-transactions. Instead you have cash/points you earn after every level that you can use to upgrade the agent's armory. These points do rack up a bit slowly, more than likely leading to a bit of grinding to get all the best gear. Agent Awesome does have quite a bit of weapons to mess around with. The one I found the most useful was the Garrote. With this item you could sneak up behind guards and kill them instantly, with no struggle.

I haven't really seen many games like Agent Awesome, whether that is a good or bad thing is up for debate. Keep in mind though, that this is a game designed for pure, stupid fun. This isn't Skyrim or anything. I mean, it's called Agent Awesome. What do you expect? So if you're looking for something different or weird, fun, and maybe even a little stupid at times, check out Agent Awesome.

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