while they hamstrung me a bit on higher difficulties, I had saved enough SP to alter my playstyle for the two bosses for which button mashing didn't work (the dragon on Infernal difficulty, and the Demon Lord).The gameplay is standard side-scrolling beat-em-up nonsense, but here is where the problems begin

Once you do all this and beat the final boss you unlock Hard then Infernal difficulties

The jump is also present when going to "infernal" difficulty (though not as severe)

Dazzling and memorable characters.+Battle system and mechanics are easy to learn and master+While beating the game is pretty fast, beating it on the hardest difficulty is challenging.+Great when playing with 4 friends or online.+Nicely narrated story.+Nice feel of cooperation and beat'em up nostalgia

Then we beat the game last night and I see Amaru the lvl 25 fighter can now change difficulty to Hard...woohooo right

My only other complaint is the difficulty spike after your first playthru

the co op experience is less than ideal b/c you cannot use the character you created for your campaign in someone else's quest