Tag Archives: Platformer

Ufouria: The Saga 2 mini-review

Sunsoft’s NES title receives an unessential follow-up more than three decades later. Recently, Sony and Microsoft have begun to port some of their exclusives onto PC. But beyond a few mobile-based spin-offs, Nintendo has been ...

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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell review

Going out with a bang, or at least a hard-hitting maple-leaf combo. For the past fourteen years, Brazil-based Guilherme Melo Martins (aka “rdein”) has been devotedly crafting noteworthy metroidvania titles. Expectedly, there’s been progression across ...

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Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun review

Fans of quirky roguelikes will enjoy Ninja or Die’s soaring leaps, and straightforward combat, all set in a world brimming with attractive, pixel-art interpretations of Japanese folklore. Games that challenge you with mastering sophisticated control ...

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Mr. Run and Jump mini-review

Mr. Run and Jump and Dive and Swear and Throw the Controller Mr. Run and Jump is a title, the name of the game’s protagonist, but also a tidy synopsis of mechanics.  Originally released in ...

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Tiny Thor review

Running and dashing through Tiny Thor’s succession of thirty stages is competent. But real fun occurs when you get to control the juvenile god’s potent hammer. The best platformers deliver a constant sense of discovery. ...

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Forza Polpo! review

With the occasional navigational struggles as well as falls that can instantly end your game, Forza Polpo has its faults. But it also feels like visiting an alternative universe where Exact is still making entrancing ...

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Grim Guardians: Demon Purge review

Who knew that killing nasty creatures would make for a fun familiar affair? Founded by former Capcom staff, Inti Creates makes the type of game that most mid to large-sized publishers have long abandoned. Although ...

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Donut Dodo review

It’s on like Donkey Kong- and several other ‘80s-era coin-ops Gaming during the 1980s was a thoroughly enchanting experience. Not only did dedicated arcades dot the landscape, but coin-ops machines filled the alcoves of supermarkets, ...

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Lunistice review

Lunistice harks back to the era of 32-bit mascot platformers. Given the game’s exceedingly reasonable price, putting up with the intermittent misstep is tolerable.   Premium-priced gaming receives a disproportionate amount of our attention. But ...

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