by elricorico Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:22 pm
1. Fatal Fury (GEN)
2. DuckTales Remastered (WiiU)
3. Final Fantasy IV (PSP)
4. Journey (PS3)
5. The Legend of Zelda - A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
6. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
7. Super Mario Kart (SNES)
8. King Oddball Ends the World (Android)
9. Street Fight II The World Warrior (SNES)
10. Secret of Mana (SNES)
11. McDonald's Treasureland Adventure (GEN)
12. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (WiiU)
13. NES Remix II(WiiU)
14. Child of Light (WiiU)
15. Thomas was Alone (Android)
16. Fire Emblem:Shadow Dragon (NDS)
17. Shovel Knight (WiiU)
When this finally had a physical release I could no longer resist playing it. Got it for the WiiU as it feels like it should be on a Nintendo System.
I think most of the people on this site are already familiar with the virtues of this game. I had fun with it, for my limited play time it worked really well. The very generous checkpoints made even the toughest platforming sections palatable to my mediocre abilities. The art direction worked very well, there were numerous times where I "got" the retro reference, and they were a nice taste of nostalgia. The story was simple and did the job of carrying you forward while conforming to the nostalgic vibe.
The biggest thing here is that the game is fun, and by design I think it would have been no matter when it was released. Controls are great, if you die, it is your own fault, because if you had pressed the right buttons at the right time you wouldn't have died. The items you can buy add just the right amount of options to the game play. The boss designs are memorable and battling them tends to be enjoyable (not very difficult if you buy health upgrades and items though). You can really start to pick up their patterns quickly.
Finishing the game opens up a New Game+, DLC of a playthrough with a different character and a set of challenges, so even though the game is short I don't feel short changed. I'll be giving this one a little more of my time and attention.