When I first heard Captain Toad was getting his own game I was ecstatic. As a huge fan of his Super Mario 3D World bonus levels I believed the format housed great potential. By utilising a unique character Nintendo would be able to draw on all the rich world elements of the Mario Universe without having to adhere to the platforming standards they’d created – and they didn’t disap...[Read More]
With waves of games “cashing in” on the current love of 8-bit aesthetics it would be easy to dismiss Shovel Knight as just another tribute game. To do so would be a grave error however as it, not only captures the style and feel of the best classic platformers, it perfects them! The story begins by introducing us to the Shovel Knight; a legendary adventurer who, alongside Shield Knight...[Read More]