Denshattack’s surprise ode to Guitar Hero makes for 2026’s best boss fight

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Denshattack’s surprise ode to Guitar Hero makes for 2026’s best boss fight

Polygon · 13 hours ago

Denshattack!, a skateboarding-train action game from developer Undercoders, features a standout boss fight at the end of Chapter 7 that reimagines the encounter as a Guitar Hero-style rhythm challenge. The moment, set against the track "I'm the Music," exemplifies the game's broader design strength: rather than relying on its one-note premise of a kickflipping train, the title continually reinvents its core mechanics with fresh ideas throughout its roughly eight-hour runtime.

In the fight, players face Suzuna Sei, a former child star turned leader of a musical railway gang, who can manipulate magnetic currents through music. The battle places players on rail "frets" where they must hit energy notes, incorporating the game's Akira slide ability to skid between tracks. Denshattack! is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X, with the reviewer noting several other unexpected set-piece moments throughout the game.

  • Denshattack!'s Chapter 7 boss fight is a Guitar Hero-style rhythm battle.
  • The game constantly reinvents its skateboarding-train mechanic with new ideas.
  • Now available on Switch 2, PS5, PC and Xbox Series X.

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