VGT writes: 2009’s independent beat-em-up hit “The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai” was a genuinely well received game, largely due to its out of nowhere release by small designer and proclivities to throwing caution to the wind and rewarding those who could make it through the end with an over-the-top ultraviolent experience. Frankly, I found the game rather shallow and quickly repetitive, but appreciated the small-time spirit of the production. Two years later the Samurai is back for a sequel that one would hope has taken the old game and made it better. “The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile” is unfortunately no more engaging or deep than...
Hardcore Gamer: They brought multiple games to XBLA, some of which went on to become cult classics. These were Charlie Murder and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile. Each title features hand-drawn, punk-inspired visuals and are tremendously gory.
Ethan Lee from the flibitijibibo Patreon page writes:
"Today I’m (in)formally announcing that I’ve been working on Steam versions of Ska Studios’ Charlie Murder and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile! The Steam versions will be available for Linux, macOS and Windows on day 1, and will include all the features of the Xbox 360 versions including online multiplayer, achievements and leaderboards. They will also be the debut titles for FNA.Steamworks, a new reimplementation of the XNA4 Xbox Live features for FNA (which all versions of the game will be using)."
Yeah, the gameplay evolution is quite evident. Still, I loved Ska Studios' earlier work, so I'm really happy that they are releasing both CM and The Dishwasher: VS on PC.
Console Monster writes: "Today I had the opportunity to sit down with James Silva and Michelle Juett Silva, the folks behind the Dishwasher and Charlie Murder games. They took a bit of time to answer some questions about their latest title 'Salt and Sanctuary' and give some insight on the development process over at SkaStudios."
"2/5"
...someone must be mad about the difficulty lol