Released about a year and a half ago on Switch, Swords and Bones 2 is now available on Xbox thanks to RedDeer Games. Almost everything stated in my Switch review article holds true here, for better than worse. As a quick summary, SEEP’s Swords and Bones series are wholesome, low-challenge, retro style action platformers that are pleasantly smile inducing from start to finish. The reason comes from its brevity and straightforward upgrade system. The bite-sized stages rarely take more than one minute to complete and each defeated enemy rewards the player with gold. Gold can then be used to unlock new abilities and stat upgrades. It is a straightforward gameplay loop with just enough meat on the bone to generate a welcomed gameplay experience. Since…
Guide Popotinho safely back to his home as you run, hop and double-jump your way through side-scrolling platformer stages inspired by genre classics. Collect fruit to earn extra lives, grab hearts to replenish health and more as you traverse 50 tricky landscapes, from grasslands and forests to the dark of falling night. Use springboards to reach new heights and touch flagpoles to set checkpoints along the way. Avoid spike traps and hop on enemies’ heads to keep Popotinho safe. Can you reunite him with his parents and restore happiness to Popotinho’s holiday?
The cosmic adventure – Pilo and the Holobook – just received a date for its Nintendo Switch demo. Console players can start their journey through space on the 5th of February and join Steam players in their wait for the game’s full release. The demo of Pilo and the Holobook has the first over 40ish minutes of gameplay filled with discoveries, spacey charm, electric sheep, and plenty of magical stickers. The full release will have 3-6 hours of space exploration and information gathering. During this long journey, players will find more Holobook upgrades and meet residents of planets they visit – each of them funky and unique in their own way. Players, who want to dive into the world of Pilo, will be sent on…
Published by Ratalaika Games, Super Onion Boy+ is an indie love letter to classic Super Mario Bros. It only costs a few bucks and contains simple yet charming retro-style platforming. As an enhanced port of its mobile origins, this side scrolling platformer wears its inspiration on its sleeve. From jumping on enemies to collecting a bunch of coins to throwing fireballs, it is easy to see the early Nintendo callbacks. Almost everything is here except for swimming stages and sliding down a flagpole. Even though they serve little to no purpose, there are a lot of things to collect in each stage. Collecting coins will earn an extra life but lives are not exactly necessary since you can restart at any level right from the…
Titus the Fox: To Marrakech and Back is a forgotten mascot platform on the original Gameboy. It features a 2-player link cable co-op mode but it actually makes the gameplay worse because the connection is so unstable. The flicker is also out of control. Oh yeah, and the music will make you wish you were deaf.
