Pizza Bandit Blends Gears of War and Overcooked for a Savory Shooter Experience

Sure thing, let’s take a wild ride through this article—

Have you ever just stopped and thought about who on earth threw peanut butter and chocolate together first? Part of me is screaming that person must have hit the jackpot, you know? Like, crafting a masterpiece that Reese’s would eventually worship. But then my brain does a backflip and maybe it’s more like the McNugget guy from The Wire. You know, pats on the back and then, poof, back to spice up fries in a dingy basement. Wild guesswork, but I hope for their sake it’s the former.

Anyway, speaking of combos that shouldn’t work but totally do, let me blow your mind with another: Overcooked meets Gears of War. Yup. I know, what the heck, right? Every time we, being my crew and me, dashed to our time-traveling dropship, with Time Reapers breathing down our necks, I couldn’t help wondering—how come nobody tried this insane mash-up pre-Pizza Bandit?

So, Pizza Bandit’s got this pretty wild thing going on. You’re playing Malik—a bounty hunter turned pizza chef. Yeah, you read that right. Our boy’s scammed out of his snazzy pizza shop and then the old crew’s knocking on his door, asking for help with some mess. The writing? Silly, but the fun kind. It’s hard to stay mad when a robot named Albert just shrugs at your misfortunes because “android,” or when your pilot bursts into poetic rambles about thick, mysterious fog.

This ain’t your regular bounty-hunting crew though; these guys twist timelines. Don’t ask me how it all works. I only know that pizza heals and bullets? Well, they do what bullets do best. And the Time Reapers, those fiendish pests aiming to thwart our pizza dreams, aren’t on board with our dough-makin’ prowess. Tall order, right?

Picture this: not just gun-blazin’ action but also channeling your inner chef. First mission had us assembling pizzas with random bounty hunters, rocketing them off to destinations unknown. Imagine the chaos! Right pie, right drink, toss in some extra bullets when things heat up, and make sure it’s all nestled in a pod before the Time Reapers come screaming. Think they hate small businesses or what?

And oh boy, when the Reapers show up, it’s time to unleash all hell. It’s like the creative weapons buffet. Ever lobbed a grenade? Sure. But have you set off a disco ball that lures enemies into a deadly boogie? It’s crucial! Get yourself a turret, or maybe a pizza slicer that’s practically a sword. Life-changer, that.

Those reapers don’t mess around. They crawl, leap, hurl fireballs. It’s a circus, really. And you gotta play ringmaster, juggle priorities, or get smushed.

Teamwork makes this dream work! Coordination is key—“Pepperoni pronto!” or “Get the Coke!” while deep in gunfire. Tactics range from simple joys like beaming down mission care packages to layering intense moments, like stair-blocking turrets.

The fun doesn’t stop at Pizza HQ, though. How about dominating a sushi place, juggling orders while fighting off foes? Picture racing with a tuna, going ham with a knife, laying out sushi masterpieces.

The wild rides continue in levels like exploring the Wizard’s Tomb. Traps? Check. Mystical baddies? Check. Puzzle-solving adrenaline rushes? Absolutely. And don’t forget the sarcophagus taxi service—a jetpack ride back to base. Just another day in this chaotic lifestyle.

Got your Doc Brown vibes on? Head on to defend a cabin, keeping our pal inventor warm and fed while baddies attempt doomsday. It’s like Back to the Future—but crank the wackiness up a notch. Irony: you’d expect Time Reapers to grasp time paradoxes. But nope.

Or maybe you’re cracking safes with an ever-bursting laser drill—a la Michael Mann’s Thief with mishaps. Because sure, that’s safe. Hunting magical recipes, alive with alter-reality spins, isn’t your typical day job.

Throw in a “Breaking Bad but with chickens” moment. I mean, pizza pandemonium, sure, but cooking n’ seasoning on this level is something else. Pizza Bandit’s got such evident roots, unabashed about them, yet sails smoothly on its own lunacy.

Between thunderous escapades, patch up back at the Bandit restaurant. Choose from weapon upgrades, getting fancy, or inspiring with ingredients. Rocking a milk carton backpack right now, saving for a cat version though. Sometimes, you just gotta own ridiculous fashion choices.

Honestly, I didn’t even know I craved this kind of gaming chaos until—bam, there it was, at PAX a couple years back. The kind of word-of-mouth gem you hope lives up to the hype once controller meets hands, and thank goodness it does. Suddenly, life without bandits and time-warping pizzas? Unthinkable. It’s bullet-bites and cheesy thrills, and as far as I’m concerned, Pizza Bandit is here to stay. If Jofsoft nails the landing, folks, it’s gonna be one pistachio-worthy New York slice of insanity.