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Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!

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March 29, 2016
10 years and 128 days ago
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Very Positive793 reviews88.8%

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When a mysterious beam from space changes the world into a video game, the angriest gamer you've ever heard must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation! Experience the classic, NES-hard challenge you've come to love, mixed with new mechanics, abilities, and collectible armor pieces that the Nerd must utilize in order to defeat his most challenging foe yet. This time the Angry Video Game Nerd isn't just saving his friends -- he's saving the world!!!

If you're a fan of old school difficulty, fart jokes, The Nerd, and/or old school platformers, you'll love Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation!