Platformer
BALAN WONDERWORLD is coming to Nintendo Switch
During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, SQUARE ENIX confirmed a release date for BALAN WONDERWORLD – an upcoming action-platformer from the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog. The exciting looking 3D platformer has been confirmed to release on multiple platforms March 26th, 2021.
Panzer Paladin Developer Interview
Last Tuesday, independent developer Tribute Games released their latest title Panzer Paladin, after 15 months of development. Panzer Paladin is a side-scrolling action-platformer, ala the Mega Man or Blaster Master. With the genre being as popular as ever, Marooner’s Rock reached out to Tribute Games for an interview, we got to chat with Simon Graveline, Lead Level Designer at Tribute Games,...[Read More]
Evan’s Remains (Switch) Review
Evan’s Remains, by Matías Schmied, is like most of my relationships: short, sweet, and kind of twisted. If you are good at puzzles (which I am not), this puzzle-platformer will only take you an afternoon to finish. However it will likely be a few days before you can stop thinking about it. The puzzles are fun, yes, and the art style is strangely beautiful, but the game’s true strength ...[Read More]
Shantae and the Seven Sirens (PS4) Review
I still kick myself for not noticing the Shantae series when it started. An Arabian Nights-style aesthetic AND a Metroidvania? How could I not enjoy it? Way Forward has done an amazing job building on each game’s success to make the next one bigger and better. With Shantae and the Seven Sirens, does the series finally hit the big time?
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD (Switch) Review
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee never crossed my radar as a kid. Perhaps I was too young for its release in 2001 and people had seemingly forgotten about it by the time I bought an Xbox six years later. Still, when the chance to review Munch’s Oddysee HD came around, I took a look at it and thought “Hmm… That looks weird. Let’s do it!”
Hands-On With The Artful Escape
With its unique art style and a blend of side-scrolling and rhythm game mechanics, The Artful Escape made for a splashy, eye-catching demo at PAX South this year. The game places players in the shoes of Francis Vendetti, a teenage guitar prodigy preparing for his first major performance. Before that happens, however, Francis must set out on a psychedelic multidimensional journey which will inspire...[Read More]
Shovel Knight – King of Cards (PC) Review
I have had the recent joy of experiencing Shovel Knight for the first time. Unlike everyone else who played the game already, I didn’t have to wait years between new content. I got it all in one shot. Knowing how good it is, waiting must have been brutal! Well here I am now catching up on 2015’s stellar original platformer from Yacht Club Games with not only the original game but all of the ...[Read More]
Ori and the Blind Forest (Switch) Review
Ori and the Blind Forest has made waves since its launch in 2015 and there’s an argument to be made that it could have been even bigger had it launched multiplatform. In recent years there has been a steadily blurred line for console and PC players with even Sony finally allowing crossplay. That general shift in mentality seems to have led Microsoft into releasing several games on other platforms ...[Read More]
Whipseey and the Lost Atlas (Switch) Review
Upon looking at this title, I was immediately reminded of Kirby’s Adventure as I’m sure most were. Whipseey and the Lost Atlas definitely channels the lighthearted nature of Nintendo’s pink hero aesthetically but there is a surprising level of challenge that leans more on the unpolished side of things. I played this on the Switch, which so far seems like a solid way to play this quick, inexpensive...[Read More]
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is Shooting for the Switch via Kickstarter
The early 2000s were an interesting time for a dwindling genre. Platformers, both the 2D and 3D variety were some of the most popular games periods with most players at the time having their favorites and even all then all-time classics in the genre were declared. As interest started to shift to more realistic graphics and the boom of first-person shooters, platformers started to gain less and les...[Read More]
Reventure (PC) Review – An Adventure Worth Revisiting
Pixel art stylized games have had quite the resurgence over the past several years with indie darlings like Shovel Knight and Fez proving that old-school inspired games can still feel fresh. Both of those titles put a unique twist on the formula, without straying too far from the source material. Indie developer Pixelatto’s latest 2D action-adventure game Reventure puts an incredibly unique twist ...[Read More]
Don’t Sleep on Psychonauts 2
At E3 2019, Double Fine Studios took to Xbox’s E3 stage to reveal more information on their upcoming title Psychonauts 2 and to announce their acquisition by Microsoft. Following the groundbreaking Cyberpunk 2077 announcement, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer proclaimed they would do whatever Microsoft needed whether it be Excel, Halo, or Forza. Despite the humorous jab at being owned, Micros...[Read More]