Welcome to To Hell with Johnny. This game is not just frantic, fun and full of fire. It is also accessible beyond the usual. Here we offer a brief rundown of the many features meant to help bring a challenge to as many people as possible.

Low vision gameplay: spoken interface

Let's begin with low vision gameplay. An option we call the spoken interface makes all the menus and settings navigable by sound alone. It is activated from the accessibility menu or simply by hitting the F3 function key.

During gameplay most elements of the game can be located through the noise they make. Stereo panning tells you where the objects are in relation to yourself while the volume of the sound tells you their distance to Johnny. When this is not enough, the spoken interface fills in with extra detail.

Mind, this might be a good place to note that while the soundscape is extensive, none of it is at all necessary to play the game. Being hard of hearing does not put you at a disadvantage when playing To Hell with Johnny.

Low vision gameplay: high contrast

Clarity of the graphics can easily become a problem if your sight is bad. With high contrast graphics enabled the foreground graphics turn brighter and anything in the background becomes darker. Items and enemies flash to make them easier to locate.

Very high contrast offers a complete graphics makeover including a new head-up display. With three modes of presentation all game elements are shown simplified, ranging from bright silhouettes to monochromatic blocks. Traps, enemies and items have their own unique colors or blink patterns to make them easy to identify. All information in the HUD, including score, is shown as big bright blocks.

Color can be modified as well which could be useful if you have difficulties separating the regular colors used.

Controls

Another high point of the accessibility settings is the wide variety of controls supported. On top of the regular keyboard or joystick mode you can also choose to play with a pointer device such as a mouse or head tracker. Several reduced control methods are also on offer, from a slightly simplified three-button mode all the way down to three flavors of one-switch gaming.

Naturally all these controls extend to the entire interface. Your chosen input method gives you full control of anything from menu navigation to high score entry.

Speed and modes

The four difficulty levels are sure to offer a decent challenge to most people, but sometimes it might be necessary to adjust the difficulty even further. Enter speed and modes. With the speed setting you can lower the overall speed of the game all the way down to 25%. of normal. Unlike using a CPU limiter this will not affect sound, music or even decorative animations.

Modes allow you detailed control over the dangers presented in game. You can render enemies and debris harmless or even remove them completely. You can adjust which kinds of traps show up, how much damage you take and which items appear.

All these settings are applicable to any of the four difficulty levels.

Of course, there are also ways of making the game harder, faster and downright ridiculous but that would have to be an entirely different video. Suffice to say, no matter who you are To Hell with Johnny has a way to match your skill.