Your Only Move is Hustle

***Your Only Move is Hustle*** is a video game of 2D fighter genre developed and published by Ivy Sly. It was released on Steam for Microsoft Windows on February 3, 2023, and is currently sold for $4.99.

## Premise

Y.O.M.I HUSTLE draws inspiration from other fighting games, such as Super Smash Bros, but adds its own twist to the gameplay style. Instead of performing all actions in real-time, the game pauses after every moment to give the player time to plan out their next move and predict their opponent's next move. It plays like a fighting game emulator and provides everything they need to play the game as perfectly as possible. The player is currently given the choice of four unique characters and a large menu with over 20 different attack options, each varying in speed, power, and combo potential. Y.O.M.I HUSTLE even provides the player with after-images, allowing them to visualize exactly how the next turn will play out. Everything is tailored in the player's favor to ensure that execution, one of the biggest issues in all current fighting games, will never be a problem.

## Gameplay

As mentioned earlier, Y.O.M.I HUSTLE aims to be an accessible fighting game, and this is most prominently demonstrated in its gameplay. Instead of requiring players to perform several precise and complex inputs within a split second, Y.O.M.I HUSTLE provides players with a menu containing all available options for the current moment, allowing them ample time to consider their choices. This transforms what would have been a fast-paced, highly precise, execution-based game into a more strategy-oriented experience focused on tactics. Y.O.M.I HUSTLE further supports this goal by offering live frame data, hitbox information, and after-image visualization, enabling players to perfect every moment of gameplay.

## Characters

Y.O.M.I HUSTLE provides the player with 4 different and unique characters to choose from.

Ninja - a fast-paced, rush-down character with shuriken's, clones, grappling hooks, and teleportation

Cowboy - a relatively simple character with a katana, a gun, and instant teleportation

Wizard - a very technical character with many projectiles, homing darts, and the ability to float

Robot - a grapple-type character with extendable arms and legs, shockwaves, lasers, and ability to transform into different objects

## Customization

Y.O.M.I HUSTLE is praised for having one of the most detailed, customizable characters in the fighting game industry. Players and choose between over 20 different sliders and are given access to an entire color wheel to customize their character.

For a game with four playable characters, all with simplistic stick-figure style designs, having an extremely cohesive and intuitive character customization menu is extremely beneficial to all Y.O.M.I HUSTLE players. It really makes everyone's character feel unique, despite currently having 4 base game characters (at the moment)

## Replay

For a game the plays at a slow pace, many players would wonder how all of their actions and inputs would look in real time. This is why the replay feature is one of, if not the most attractive features included in Y.O.M.I HUSTLE. Y.O.M.I HUSTLE automatically records the entirety of every single match, from start to finish. Then, after the match is over, an instant replay of the entire match is played out in front of the player, all at a speed comparable to similar fighting games. After this initial replay, complete access to all past replays will be automatically stored in-game, and can be manually saved to the players computer for permanent reservation.

## Game Modes

As of now, Y.O.M.I HUSTLE features 3 different, but similar game modes. Single player, and multiplayer game modes play similarly, apart from a single player game being played against a CPU. There is also a single player game mode, where one player controls both characters. This gives the player creative freedom to essentially "animate" their own stick figure fight scenes. The game also supports online play - the player can join an online lobby and play against strangers, or create a room with a private code and play only against their friends.

## External links

* Your Only Move Is HUSTLE on Steam
* Your Only Move Is HUSTLE Discord Server
* Your Only Move is HUSTLE Twitter
* Ivy Sly Twitter

- By Akean