Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest is a 2D sidescrolling platform adventure game with RPG elements developed by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In fact, this, along with Metroid on the same system, are some of the earliest examples of what we now call metroidvania. Continue reading “Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest”
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is a 2D platformer adventure game by Wayforward. It is the third game in the Shantae series so this review will assume you’ve either played the previous two or are familiar with their basic mechanics. I’ve played both the PC and Nintendo 3DS versions of the game, so I’ll try to base this review on both. Continue reading “Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse”
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut is a 2D adventure platformer by WayForward and is the sequel to the original Shantae. Risky’s Revenge was originally a DSiWare game but it was re-released later on multiple systems with some enhancements as Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut. Continue reading “Shante: Risky’s Revenge”
Shantae is a 2D platfotmer adventure game for the Game Boy Color developed by Way Forward. You play as the titular half-genie guardian of Scuttle Town when all of the sudden the nefarious pirate Risky Boots starts attacking. Continue reading “Shantae”
Super Metroid is the third installment in the Metroid series of 2D adventure-platformer shooters and is on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The events of the game follow the events of the previous two. The game will explain it at that start, but basically the last Metroid is in captivity being researched by scientist when you, the bounty hunter Samus Aran, receive a distress call from the research station to find the Metroid stolen. After escaping the self-destructing lab, you tail the thief to Zebes and begin your search for creature and its captors. Are you a bad enough babe to save the Metroid? Continue reading “Super Metroid”
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is the third Castlevania installment on the Nintendo DS. This game follows the same gameplay style of 2D adventure platformers commonly known as metroidvania. This review assumes you either know about such games already or have at least seen previous reviews I’ve made in the series. Most of the main gameplay ideas are carried over here with abilities, exploration, relics and the like. The basic plot (which I will now butcher with terrible details of understanding) is that this group of people, the Order of Ecclesia, have been training two promising youths to be able to absorb these powerful magical symbols called glyphs. The idea is that one day soon Dracula will return, but the one with the power of the Dominus glyphs will be able to defeat him. During the training, you, Shanoa, are chosen to house Dominus. The other, Albus, leaves in a jealous rage and pursues the glyphs himself. So it’s up to you to track him down and find Dominus before he does so that you can defeat Dracula. Continue reading “Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia”
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