1001 Spikes

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  • Summary: Aban Hawkins & the 1,001 Spikes is a 2D platformer where you have 1,001 lives to beat the game.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. USgamer
    Jun 18, 2014
    90
    An example of the format done right: It harnesses that old-school look for a reason and focuses in on a single design concept with obsessive clarity. Developer 8bit Fanatics really gets what made the best classic games great, and manages to make a hateful, hurtful game into addictive fun.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Jun 10, 2014
    80
    A great experience, but not one without its flaws — and absolutely not one for the faint of heart.
  3. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    Aug 8, 2014
    75
    The game never misses a trick to punish recklessness and complacency. [Sept 2014, p.87]
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  4. Edge Magazine
    Aug 20, 2014
    60
    The craftsmanship is easy to admire, but 1001 Spikes can be a hard game to love. [Sept 2014, p.117]
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. alphaomega88
    Feb 23, 2015
    9
    Old school hard, fun and extremely frustrating at the same time. Takes patience and memorization, much like an old school NES platformer, butOld school hard, fun and extremely frustrating at the same time. Takes patience and memorization, much like an old school NES platformer, but very challenging and equally rewarding. Great overall game if you like punishing difficulty.… Expand
  2. DinoBeam
    Oct 21, 2020
    4
    At first this seems like a great game, but eventually the levels become poorly designed. Specifically, they are designs where if you getAt first this seems like a great game, but eventually the levels become poorly designed. Specifically, they are designs where if you get through the first part of the level and you get to the second part [yay! i did it!] at the wrong time in the second part's sequence, you die instantly. You have to predict the exact timing of the rest of the level, and that isn't fun. If you survive the first part, you should have a chance at the second part, [it should be a "sure you could die instantly, but in an avoidable way" situation], this is just immature gratuitous game design… Expand

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