Sports hooliganism seems inefficient: if you’re going to behave so childishly, why not build that violence into the competition in the first place? Rollerball, The Running Man, Death Race 2000, the Thunderdome… we have countless examples of it going just dandy for everyone involved. Megabyte Punch developers Reptile Games understand this, and are combining baseball with fighting in Lethal League.

It’s a delightful little sport whereby up to four competitors attempt to smash a baseball into their opponents’ faces. A fighting game where you’re aiming for the ball rather than your opponent, bouncing it off the walls and floor and using special moves to cause terrible violence.

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The Indie Royale bundles are certainly amongst the more hit and miss out there. But their latest is a definite hit, simply by containing Hexcells. Have I mentioned Hexcells before? One might argue it’s also worth purchasing for some of the other games in there, like PixelJunk Shooter, Gun Monkeys, Megabyte Punch, Ride ‘Em Low and Stronghold HD.

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