This is important as unlike many auto-running affairs, Super Meat Boy Forever doesn't just task you with sprinting from left to right, but moving in all directions as a bounce off one wall will leave your character scrambling in the opposite direction. Like the original game, your paths in Super Meat Boy Forever remain marked with blood, letting you know what surfaces you've touched in previous attempts. The longer you hold the jump button down the longer you'll leap, and even with your muscle memory refining its routes you'll find yourself making all new mistakes at a moment's notice. It sounds simple, but there's a shocking amount of minutia to Meat Boy's momentum. Hold the slide button in mid-air and you'll plummet downwards, altering your trajectory on a whim. Hit the jump button while in mid-air, however, and Meat Boy will thrust forward his gigantic Battletoads-inspired fist, smashing any foes in the way and propelling his momentum. The player is only in control of two things: jumping and sliding. Unlike the original Super Meat Boy, this sequel makes Meat Boy (or his partner, Bandage Girl, if you'd prefer) run automatically. Having played a handful of its stages at PAX West, I can confirm that Super Meat Boy Forever is every bit as deep, addictive, and challenging as its predecessor.

On paper it sounds pretty pared down, but in practice it's anything but. And I don't mean two buttons and a D-pad, I mean two buttons in total. In fact, this sequel only uses two buttons.

Skepticism may be bolstered by the fact that Super Meat Boy Forever was in limbo for a few years after being initially announced as a mobile-only title, suggesting a subordinate spin-off.

Having gone independent to work on such titles as The Binding of Isaac, The End is Nigh, and the upcoming RPG The Legend of Bum-bo, the Super Meat Boy saga has fallen to his former partner, Tommy Refenes, to resurrect after a seven-plus year absence. Let's get the bad news out of the way first: Super Meat Boy co-creator and character designer Edmund McMillen, the burly bearded man made famous by his starring role in Indie Game: The Movie, is not involved in the sequel, Super Meat Boy Forever.

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