Caveman Warriors

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  • Summary: Jump back in time and free your inner caveman. Smash heads in this cooperative platformer game. Play solo or team up with up to 4 players.

    Inspired by games like New Super Mario, Joe & Mac, Metal Slug, Castle Crashers and Trine.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. Nintendo Life
    Dec 8, 2017
    70
    It's a short game, but Caveman Warriors still entertains as you work through the levels figuring out how best to deal with the threats encountered and then how to defeat the bosses. There's some good character designs in the game and fun moments - like the way scared foes flee in panic only to knock themselves out by running into a wall. It's not without fault however, with the over-the-top knock-backs from hits being the biggest irritant. There's some replayability in trying to track down all the fuses and then tackle the harder versions of the levels and the co-op play works well. If you've got some friends around and are looking to pass the time with some platforming action, then Caveman Warriors is a good pick.
  2. Cubed3
    Dec 7, 2017
    60
    Caveman Warriors is a cutesy-looking title that is devilishly difficult as a single-player experience. Though still fun to play through, the large wave of enemies can sometimes be a little insurmountable, while the boss fights can vary from easy to defeat to unfairly difficult. However, playing it in local multiplayer seems to be the way to go, as it is more fun to work together in a team and knock away the enemies. It retains the difficulty, though, as dying is for good - until a checkpoint is reached by the surviving members. Unfortunately, the game suffers due to the animation glitches and that dreadful boss glitch that centres on the Cavernator's second encounter. Despite this, Caveman Warriors is still a game that is worth checking out.
  3. NintendoWorldReport
    Dec 12, 2017
    60
    Being a successful Kickstarter campaign means there is an audience out there that enjoys this style of gameplay, Unfortunately, I'm not part of that niche. Knock back is a mechanic that should not be considered nostalgic, it should just be forgotten. I also ran into a few glitches that ranged from strange to game breaking. The worst glitch was a boss that I somehow defeated prior to his dungeon, only to have him partially reappear in the dungeon with no health and undefeatable. For the action-platformer fan, this title would be low on my list of recommendations.
  4. Digitally Downloaded
    Dec 11, 2017
    50
    Caveman Warriors is a competent platformer weighed down by the problems of a game which wants to be Metal Slug, and Trine, and Joe & Mac, but hasn’t synthesised a unique mechanic or gameplay loop to set itself apart.
  5. Video Chums
    Dec 8, 2017
    45
    Caveman Warriors looks like a standard Flash game and plays like a subpar SNES game. That being said, there's a certain charm to the clunky and frustrating 2D action that makes playing with friends somewhat enjoyable.
  6. Nintendojo
    Apr 4, 2018
    42
    If you relish the days when death by bad jumping mechanics was commonplace in gaming and enemy hits were cheap, you might like the nostalgia Caveman Warriors brings. But, if you’re looking for a refined experience, this is probably not the co-op experience you’re looking for.
  7. Switch Player
    Dec 6, 2017
    40
    Caveman Warriors has too many problems to make it fun. If you're playing in 4 player co-op it might be entertaining, but in Single Player mode it's far too dull to be enjoyable. Maybe it should've stayed in the Stone Age?

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  1. BlahCultural
    Jan 30, 2018
    8
    Entusiastas do gênero plataforma certamente dirão que há muito o que se ver em Caveman Warriors. Não consigo enumerar a quantidade de vezes emEntusiastas do gênero plataforma certamente dirão que há muito o que se ver em Caveman Warriors. Não consigo enumerar a quantidade de vezes em que fui ao fliperama jogar Joe & Mac, ou os famosos Caveman NINJAS, justamente por ser cativante tanto o seu formato grotesco quanto os inimigos principais que sempre me cativaram. Agora o Nintendo Switch ganha uma versão mais jovial de Joe & Mac, chegando à eShop via JanduSoft.

    Aqui, a narrativa vai um bocado além do que vimos no clássico dos fliperamas. Enquanto lá haviam dois personagens, aqui temos à nossa disposição cerca de 4 personagens cujos nomes são: Jack, Liliana, Moe e Brienne. Cada um com sua particularidade em seus ataques e estilos de estratégia para sobrevivência. Exemplo disto é uma das personagens que atira lanças que podem servir como plataforma para subirmos em locais mais altos, enquanto isso temos uma mulher totalmente musculosa onde seus danos são muito mais intenso. De posse desses 4 personagens, temos uma narrativa que se desenvolve através do rapto de seus filhos por um extraterrestre, então nossa missão é resgatá-los. O jogo começa com a escolha da personagem, mas podemos trocá-los através do L e R a qualquer momento. Isso fará com que o jogo se torne um pouco mais dinâmico e consequentemente menos marasmático.

    Durante a jogatina, os cenários pelos quais passamos são interessantes e no mínimo bonitos. A trilha sonora também é bem diversificada e deixa o jogo mais do que interessante, afinal a trilha sonora também tem de ser um ponto positivo para a imersão durante a experiência.

    O título permite até 4 jogadores multiplayer em modo cooperativo offline e isso me fez recordar imediatamente do jogo Vendetta, título do início dos anos 90 da Konami. Caveman Warriors possui um balanceamento interessante e a dificuldade não é tão plena, mas engana-se ao pensar que será simples passar por alguns cenários. Os mesmos possuem mínimos puzzles a serem resolvidos, coisa bem simples e os chefes de fase são complexos e exigem o mínimo de destreza. Esses puzzles por exemplo são determinadas partes do mapa que exigem a habilidade de um certo personagem que sem ele jamais passaríamos de fase. Ativar a lança de Liliana por exemplo e como já citado permitirá que alcancemos locais mais altos, enquanto o macaco de Joe irá distrair os inimigos, inclusive os chefes de fase para conseguirmos o mínimo de sucesso. De qualquer modo, os inimigos à nossa frente não são grandes coisas. Facilmente morrem com um ataque ou outro enquanto os boss são um pé no saco, inclusive o primeiro.

    Certamente o que irá lhe frustrar são os controles. Não funcionam com exatidão principalmente quando a questão é a taxa de resposta. Parece que para executar uma ação qualquer leva quase que 0,5ms para que o jogo execute a função. Isso é frustrante simplesmente por termos morrido diversas vezes justamente por darmos de cara com um inimigo e não conseguir matá-lo de imediato como gostaríamos.

    O VEREDITO

    Caveman Warriors é um bom jogo e bastante simplista com uma temática arcaica. Não é o melhor jogo para Switch, mas certamente é uma linda homenagem para com Joe & Mac, que foi eternizado por ser simples e carismático à sua moda.    … Expand
  2. FrankoAmmo
    Dec 27, 2017
    7
    I completed this game this past weekend on the Switch (bonus levels included / 48 batteries) and I had some sort of love/hate relationshipI completed this game this past weekend on the Switch (bonus levels included / 48 batteries) and I had some sort of love/hate relationship with it! I like the levels design in general (besides 1 level / the triceratops gameplay and boss were pretty fun!), the 4 characters and their abilities, the lenght of the levels and the game (although on the short side), the bosses, a few well hidden area for the batteries, etc.

    I hate the knock back mechanic (very frustrating especially when there is almost always a pit nearby), the ''forward action'' (can't go back), the time-split second it takes to jump or hit (not a big deal, but not a 100% fluid), the fact that you have to restart all the way to the beginning of the level if you die more than 3 times in a specific section or during the boss fight.

    The music was ok, but nothing special. The story was cool/interesting, but nothing special. I personally mostly used Liliana, but you need to be ready to switch character depending on the enemies attacks. The game seems fairly easy, but it is quite hard at times especially due to the knock back mechanic and the enemies location.

    This title deserves a 7.5 out of in my book!    … Expand

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