Kick the Buddy: Second Kick

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In Kick the Buddy: Second Kick you get to abuse a cartoon character using every destructive tool imaginable. Pummel them with hammers throw them off cliffs or set them on fire with flamethrowers. The game offers 50+ weapons from basic bats to nuclear warheads all aimed at satisfying your need to smash things. Each level tasks you with knocking your buddy into a specific area while you chain together ridiculous attacks. The controls are simple tap and drag to aim and fire. The game’s over-the-top violence is oddly therapeutic with players averaging 2.5 hours per session. It sits at 4.5/5 on Google Play and 4.7/5 on the App Store from over 1 million reviews. Since its 2021 release it’s drawn comparisons to the original Kick the Buddy which hit 100 million downloads. While not for everyone the raw aggression on display appeals to those looking to punch digital stress away. The iOS version runs smoothly even on older devices.