#GAMES FOR THE WII U SHOVEL KNIGHT SERIES#
Bosses tend to put up a fight, with a series of recognizable patterns that take an encounter or two to learn, but many more to master. There’s a fair number of hazards to avoid, secrets to uncover, and challenging enemies to defeat. The level design in Shovel Knight is themed around the boss Knight’s you’ll encounter, ranging from Castlevania-styled gothic settings, to an aquatically themed stage filled with background gold. I found myself constantly impressed throughout the adventure on a number of fronts. Styled after the NES generation, Shovel Knight is packed with challenging level design, fun boss encounters, witty dialogue, and lots of nods to the best franchises in the genre. Developed by Yacht Club Games, and backed via Kickstarter, I can say without a bit of exaggeration that this is one of the best 2D action-platformer games I’ve ever played. If you are curious, you should definitely give this a go.Retro inspired indie games aren’t exactly new, but there are few that match the quality found in Shovel Knight, releasing this week for Wii U, 3DS, and PC. It is not very short and the ending is, in my humble opinion, quite fitting. While the game can definitely be tackled in a day, I think it has an excellent length. There is not a ridiculous challenge that you cannot master with some practice, even if at first many of them can look quite intimidating. You need a steady arm and an assertive play style to survive some of the challenging levels but once you find the flow you can get across. The difficulty lies mostly in your imperfections and rarely in dungeon design. It seems simple but as you progress with your story and draw closer to the Tower of Fate the music has subtle changes to make it sound more ominous. One of the music pieces I loved is the overworld one. You can even collect “sheet notes” to be able to listen to any of them whenever you like. The music is nicely selected to go along with the different areas and situations in the game. The game has upgrades and a few items to offer, however they made sure that your main weapon remains the Shovel. In other words, instead of simply punishing you and taking them away completely it gives you the opportunity to try and recover them of course if you die trying 3 new will appear and replace whatever sack you didn’t get. The more money you had the bigger they will be. At the end of each dungeon you find the boss’s lair.Įverytime you die, three winged sacks of money will levitate near where you perished. These checkpoints can be destroyed if you’d rather to keep the jewel inside but then they become useless and if you fall, you start over from the last working one. The dungeon has some checkpoints scattered around, in the shape of an orb that lights up as soon as you touch it. You will be guaranteed at least one death through the game, and it is a good thing, because this is the way you learn the game’s laws. For example, one of them is Fire-themed while another takes place on top of a Castle. Each one has its own theme, mechanics and save points. The stages consist of a side-scrolling dungeon. It is just one map and you uncover more and more of it as you keep progressing through each stage. The world map is divided into stages similar to Super Mario World 3. The game has the retro feeling of picking up an NES game, without being as unforgiving as some of those classics. With your trusty weapon, the Shovel, you will set things straight. You’ve been out of the scene for a few years and now t he Evil Enchantress and t he Order of No Quarter have taken over the land. You’re Shovel Knight, in search for your beloved travel friend, Shield Knight. This game takes inspiration from some classic side-scroller adventure and platformer games, crafting its own identity. Shovel Knight is a 2D platformer that is simple, charming and has a nice dose of challenge.
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