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What IS Up With Earthworm Jim 4?

Earthworm Jim, a classic 90s 2D action platformer, is finally getting a sequel in a form of a 2020/2021-made action game called Earthworm Jim 4. The problem? It's made exclusive to the Intellivision Amico, an upcoming new console that hasn't proven itself to be much of anything just yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBiJOfhPCy4 What's the Int...

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Ageless’ Cheap Difficulty Bars It From Being A Stellar Platformer

Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch Genre: Ageing-slash-de-ageing 2D pixel platforming The premise of Malaysian-developed indie platformer Ageless sounds promising: you play an aimless girl named Kiara who gets a cool ageing and de-ageing power that uses bow and arrows so that she can change the world she lives in. She also has the ability to stop time ...

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Steel Assault Brings Back Vibes Of Bionic Commando Platforming Action This Year

Studio Zenovia will release their tribute to early 90s 16-bit platforming and Bionic Commando-esque action in the form of Steel Assault. The PC Steam retro-tailored title will be out in 2020. It features the following: Fast-paced 2D platforming where your main character Taro Takahashi punches, whips, and ziplines his way through a ton of linear ...

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps Tips & Tricks

This guide is still under development... Ori and the Will of the Wisp (or Ori 2) is a marvel to look at in action. And it's a joy to control and play according to our resident 2D Metroidvania guy Mr Toffee. However, the kid's gloves come off after the two-hour mark once you get your Bash skill. Fortunately, we have some tips and tricks to sort yo...

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Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Is 2020’s Benchmark Metroidvania Tribute

Platform: Xbox One, PC Genre: Whimsical 2D Platformer That Will Make A Man Out Of You And so, we've come to the end of a console generation, and with it a slew of tryhards aiming to be the capstone before the new toys come in. Even at the end of the Xbox One's rather lukewarm cycle, the console still manages to churn out a few gems here and the...

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Bernie Sanders Is Now A Star In His Own Retro Platformer

US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been making the rounds on Twitter and on the news as of late. Now he can add "Mario impersonator" on his resume. In the obvious 2D platformer homage Super Bernie World, the pint-sized elderly has to travel across 11 states and save the US of A from the Republicans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E38fW...

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Upcoming 2D Platformer Looks Beautiful But Resembles Cuphead Too Much

In the world of video games development, it's very hard to find original ideas. That's not entirely a bad thing. Taking inspiration from other successful games can potentially make your own game a lot more enjoyable. However, some developers take more than just inspiration. https://twitter.com/PlayEnchanted/status/1181660881593221121?s=20 The dev...

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Katana Zero Is Hotline Miami With Samurais And Bullet Time

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, macOS Genre: 2D twitch-action platformer, with a time-bending samurai and tons of death and attempts (sounds familiar...) Katana Zero is what happens when you give Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice some acid and some speed, and tons of neon. It's Super Meat Boy but with the supernatural ability to slow down tim...

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Yoshi’s Crafted World Tries To Pull Its Wool Over My Eyes

I remember how inventive and trippy Super Mario Bros World 2: Yoshi's Island was back in 1995. The awesome art style, the inventive gameplay where Yoshi can morph into different things, the fact that only lose if you get Baby Mario kidnapped, leading to Yoshi himself being invincible except to pitfalls and spikes. Fun times. How was that "blast to...

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