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Posts tagged Platformer

By Magnus S, 4 years ago

Damsel Will Release for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on August 7th

Created by Screwtape Studios, a team of Australian indie developers, Damsel is a fast-paced, vampire slaying, 2D action-platformer with comic book-like graphics and plenty of different levels. You play as a government agent equipped with a shotgun and tasked with killing corporate vampires. Why vampires? They conspire to fix drinks with an illegal “secret ingredient”...

By Jordan Lucero, 4 years ago

Yoshi’s Crafted World Review

Back in 2015, Yoshi got crafty in Yoshi’s Wooly World. Now, Yoshi’s gotten even craftier in Yoshi’s Crafted World. Like other Yoshi games, it’s fun, simple, and looks great, but it’s even better than usual this time. Story In Yoshi’s Crafted World, the Sundream Stone’s gems are lost when Kamek and Bowser Jr. attempt to...

By Nate Lakritz, 4 years ago

Gunkid 99 Preview

Heavily inspired by action-platformer Super Crate Box, Gunkid 99 throws you in a tightly-enclosed arena with a ton of enemies and many weapons at your disposal. You’ll tend to take a defensive stance against your opponents as projectiles swarm the screen. The main gameplay mechanic is a constantly shifting weapon rotation, where your task is...

By Nate Lakritz, 4 years ago

The Expendabros Review

The Expendabros is an 8-bit arcade game based on the Expendables movie series. This free-to-play promotional game is extremely easy to understand, but difficult to master. It involves controlling a character from the films and blowing up your way to the checkpoint at the end of each level. Environments are fully destructible and the side-scrolling...

By Magnus S, 4 years ago

GRIS is Coming to Nintendo Switch

GRIS, an artistic 2D platformer adventure about a young girl’s life experiences, is making its way to the Switch. It will become available on December 13th for $16.99. Gris is full of hope and trying to deal with her emotions, exploring new ways for self-growth. Her adventures, including simple puzzles and uncomplicated platform sequences, make...

By Rilogator, 4 years ago

Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior Review

Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior opens with a screen that looks very similar to old arcade cabinet “Winners don’t use drugs” screens, only in this case it says “Winners don’t use saves”. There are no save slots or mid-level checkpoints in Cybarian. Once you exit the level, the game has no memory of your progress....

By Magnus S, 5 years ago

Sonic Adventure 2 Review

Being one of the most famous game series of all time, Sonic the Hedgehog has been published on almost every game console, starting from its first release on Sega Genesis. One of its games called Sonic Adventure 2 was originally released in 2001 for the Dreamcast and was the last Sonic game for the Sega...

By Jordan Lucero, 5 years ago

A Hat in Time DLC “Seal the Deal” Available Now!

A Hat in Time launched last October to incredible praise. After passing 500,000 total sales, DLC was teased and an official announcement was made on August 20th for the “Seal the Deal” DLC. On September 2nd, it was announced that “Seal the Deal” would be free for 24 hours after launch and that co-op and...

By Avian Michel, 5 years ago

Starcaster Review

Starcaster is a side-scrolling pixel platformer featuring a wizard who fights enemies in a variety of worlds. The game is available on Steam for $2.99; however, developer and publisher Steam Blade Games has also made Starcaster available on GameJolt, which allows for optional donations ranging from $1-$10. An interesting thing to note is while Steam...

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