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Shovel Knight
Released On: Jun 26, 2014
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8.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 46 Critic Reviews
85
96% Positive
44 Reviews
44 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 46 Critic Reviews
85
96% Positive
44 Reviews
44 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
If you played these classic NES games back in the day and are looking for that feeling again, you just found it. Shovel Knight is one game pretty much any gamer should not miss out on.
Shovel Knight is a genuine success.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 562 User Ratings
8.0
78% Positive
437 Ratings
437 Ratings
12% Mixed
66 Ratings
66 Ratings
10% Negative
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 562 User Ratings
8.0
78% Positive
437 Ratings
437 Ratings
12% Mixed
66 Ratings
66 Ratings
10% Negative
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
An homage to old NES classics but with better, more refined mechanics.
Great style, great game design, fun as hell gameplay, amazing bosses, each stage feels unique and different, overall this game kicks ass. In my opinion one of the greatest games of this generation.
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One of the best games of 2014 so far, and you’d be remiss to let it fly by under your radar. Even more so if you grew up in the NES era and have any sort of fond memories of the great games during that time.
Shovel Knight is a beautiful tribute to the era that used to be. With it's graphics and gameplay it refers to 8-bit games, but it does have a unique touch of its own. It might be a bit short, but it sure has a strong personality.
The pixelated retro knight shows off imaginative enemies and excellent level design. Inert controls and some exceptionally finicky bosses are common as well, though.
Shovel Knight lovingly recreates the simple pleasures of 8-bit platformers and improves on them with modern ideas that make every level different and worth playing.
Hear me, hear me, here is my love for a game that makes me rise my shovel up and pretend it's a good weapon. Always great feeling to kill someone with a shovel. MASTERPIECE 2/10. No, seriously, a masterpiece.
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Overrated and extremely boring to play. The game play is not addictive and truly nothing special. If you want to play retro games. Pick up a real NES or just buy the NES classic. You can even emulate old NES games. Shovel knight is just a rehash of Duck tales and Mega Man with a new original story. However nothing is new about the game mechanics or style of the game. This game received so much fan fare and high ratings because of this whole retro gaming trend that is currently going on. Developers are taking advantage of this fact and allows them to release low quality games like this, and make a quick buck off retro nostalgia.
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Красивая игра в стиле ретро с обычным геймплеем платформера. Я дошёл до непроодимого босса, у которого больше здоровья и скорость, чем у ГГ. Обязательно было делать эту игру такой непроходимой?!
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Anyone who reviews this game 10 should immediately go get an actual NES and play actual good oldschool games.
The shovel knight just feels like **** to control, very clunkey, especially mid-air. The stairs just make no sense in this game, at all. You will die on nearly every staircase in the game.
Level cycles are too random to be memorized. Enemies are RNG galore and always feel like they move faster than you giving you no time to react, UNLESS you wait for them. There aren't enough checkpoints.
Should I mention the **** feel of the control again? Shovel knight controls like a rock. Just go outside, pick up a really big rock and move that around, and you will get the general feel of moving shovel knight through the levels.
Game isn't bad, it's okay. The presentation is the best part of it, oldschool gfx are well done, especially the animations, they are amazing. Music is great too. They got so carried away with the presentation that they forgot to like, actually make the game.
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Summary Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with memorable characters and an 8-bit retro aesthetic created by Yacht Club Games. You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this valley with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and save his lost beloved. He wields ...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Wii U
- 3DS
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation Vita
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date: Jun 26, 2014
Developer:
- Yacht Club Games
Publisher: Yacht Club Games
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