Written yesteryear Patrick Orquia
Title: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Developer: Drinkbox Studios
Publisher: Drinkbox Studios
Genre: Metroidvania, Platformer, Beat ‘em Up, RPG
Number of Players: Up to four players
Release Date: Oct 08, 2018
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Price: $14.99
Also Available On: PS4, Steam, XB1
Guacamelee was originally released agency dorsum inwards 2013 in addition to got high praises for its visuals in addition to gameplay. I played in addition to finished it on the Wii U early on final yr in addition to it is i of the best games that I played on that console. I cry back seeing a video review of it on YouTube in addition to idea that it looked actually cool, in addition to so i day, on my birthday nonetheless, I saw that it was on sale on the Wii U eShop in addition to I bought it. Very cool. And it was to a greater extent than than cool, every bit it was i of the best games that I possess got played on the console. And instantly it’s dorsum on the Switch. Time to unleash its awesomeness again.
The game begins amongst Juan Aguacate becoming a legendary luchador who has to salvage his beloved, El Presidente’s Daughter, in addition to defeat the evil Carlos Calaca in addition to halt him from taking over the world. Along the way, Juan encounters a caprine animal that transformed into Uay Chivo, an old homo who gives him his initiative of all skill, the Rooster Uppercut. Juan volition reckon the old homo many times during the progress of the game at diverse location to bestow upon our hero to a greater extent than skills. These skills are needed non solely to shell enemies upwardly simply also to opened upwardly up novel areas inwards the map similar whatever of your typical metroidvania game. These areas are either passageways to novel sections of the map or hidden locations that usually comprise chests for upgrades. As Juan becomes to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than powerful, the to a greater extent than you lot are required to live on at the top of your game every bit you lot perform multiple consecutive push clit combos to defeat enemies or larn yesteryear puzzling obstacles. With aching fingers, volition you lot all the same possess got what it takes to defeat the devil himself?
The game is a primarily of the metroidvania genre, simply amongst a punch of platformer, a kicking of shell ‘em up, in addition to a suplex of RPG all rolled into one, amongst superbly executed visuals inspired yesteryear Mexican civilization in addition to complemented yesteryear an awesome soundtrack. It is a game where lucha libre meets Beetlejuice in addition to the combination of the ii transcends the worlds of the living in addition to the dead amongst its humorous script in addition to real challenging gameplay. From the larn go, this audio-visual tour de strength of a game never lets upwardly in addition to you’re constituent of the ride all the way.
What made me larn attracted in addition to eventually love this game is the sheer inventiveness of it, from the esthetics to the real challenging yet all the same accessible gameplay. Add to that the chock total of tributes in addition to references to classic Nintendo games, similar a poster of luchadores who expect similar the famous Mario Brothers, statues of Metroids, in addition to many others. The most glaring i is the usage of “Chozo statues” (referred to the game every bit the not-so-subtle Choozo statues) that give Juan novel skills, similar to the functions of the ones flora inwards Metroid games. If you lot are a Nintendo fan, you lot volition most for sure notice these references correct away in addition to volition in all probability brand you lot forget that your thumbs are already almost to bleed.
Speaking of haemorrhage thumbs, this game tin live on really, actually tough, fifty-fifty at normal difficulty, in addition to so gear upwardly to go a lot. There are numerous instances, particularly during the latter constituent of the game, wherein at that spot is a myriad of enemies amongst unlike set on patterns in addition to set on types in addition to on unlike dimensions, all engaging you lot at the same time. Whenever such large battle occurs, the department of the surface area you’re currently inwards would live on closed off on all side, making you lot unable to go out until you lot defeat all the enemies. You possess got to execute unlike types of set on combos consecutively amongst pinpoint accuracy to attain this, in addition to thus, making your pollex actually sore inwards the process. Defeating enemies rewards you lot amongst coins that tin live on used to purchase science upgrades. Defeating enemies during large battles inwards closed off areas also vantage argent coins that tin live on used to purchase costumes that grant unlike abilities. You tin purchase these upgrades in addition to costumes from strategically-placed altars that also serve every bit save/respawn points.
Like whatever other metroidvania game, the basis of Guacamelee is divided into unlike areas, amongst novel areas opening upwardly afterwards you lot larn a sure science or mightiness to go along further. Most of these skills are acquired yesteryear destroying an aforementioned Choozo statue. These skills are mapped to push clit combos in addition to tin live on used to deliver devastating impairment to enemies every bit good every bit serving every bit additional get option, such every bit beingness able to attain platforms that are typically unreachable yesteryear normal jumps. As the game progresses, you lot larn to a greater extent than skills in addition to the to a greater extent than hard the obstacles you lot possess got to tackle. Yes, getting to i surface area to the side yesteryear side is non much of a cakewalk. Aside from having to bargain amongst hundreds of enemies, you lot volition also possess got your skills position to the examination amongst a mind-numbing combination of spikes, thorns, acid pools, lava beds, interdimensional platforms in addition to walls, etc. You ameliorate possess got fantabulous hand-eye coordination in addition to cat-like reflexes to line off the push clit combinations that you lot possess got to press inwards quick succession inwards club for you lot to successfully larn yesteryear these obstacles. Usually, a breast containing coins, health, stamina (consumed yesteryear performing combos), in addition to intenso (triggers enhanced set on in addition to defence for a brusk menses of time) upgrades await at the terminate to somehow entice you lot to live on proficient at mashing buttons. Good luck amongst your Joy-Con controllers.
In betwixt the battles in addition to exploration, at that spot are also unopen to side quests that you lot tin do, simply they are non likewise many. There are also unopen to mini-games where you lot larn to exercise your fighting skills. If you’re create to struggle i time to a greater extent than simply all the same you lot don’t desire to progress through the story, at that spot is also a multi-level gauntlet-like surface area where you lot larn to struggle against a serial of enemies that volition position your skills to the ultimate test. Of course, you lot earn lots of money through these challenges, which you lot tin usage to purchase novel abilities in addition to upgrades. And if you lot possess got acquired all skills available inwards the game in addition to of the completionist type, you lot tin create unopen to backtracking in addition to endeavour to honour in addition to opened upwardly all of the hidden in addition to not-so-hidden chests. The game has a quick locomote arrangement (in the shape of giant rock heads) that tin larn you lot chop-chop to unlike areas on the map. Completely exploring the map is i of the many achievements that you lot tin larn inwards the game. Other achievements encourages you lot to create multiple playthroughs solo or fifty-fifty amongst friends, every bit this game also supports upwardly to four players inwards local co-op mode.
Overall, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is definitely a highly recommended game. It in all probability didn’t larn every bit much attending every bit it deserved on the Wii U, despite it beingness a masterpiece. four years afterwards its Wii U release, it finds a novel abode on the Nintendo Switch, in addition to it is every bit proficient every bit it has e'er been, in all probability fifty-fifty ameliorate amongst improved resolution, framerate, in addition to upwardly to four players inwards local coop multiplayer mode. And, of course, you lot tin instantly play it on the go. The pain never has to stop.
And how awesome it is to play a game, whether on TV or on the go, where you lot play every bit luchador who tin locomote to the basis of the living in addition to the dead at the press of a button, battling against skeletons in addition to giant armadillos in addition to flight dragons, in addition to traversing a basis total of colorful Mexican Day of the Dead festive aesthetics all packaged amongst an awesome soundtrack, frantic arena battles, metroidvania gameplay, humorous dialogue, in addition to amongst enough of references of yesteryear Nintendo games. So suit upwardly amongst your spandex, wearable your luchador mask, in addition to suplex in addition to trunk slam your agency to the real top, in addition to savour the muy buen awesomeness of this game that is really a nail to play from showtime to end.
REPLAY VALUE: Very High
PROS
- Superb visuals, inspired yesteryear diverse Mexican civilization in addition to Day of the Dead imagery
- Awesome soundtrack, consisting of mariachi-inspired music amongst lots of acoustic guitars overlaid amongst subtle electronic beats
- Lots of references in addition to tributes to yesteryear Nintendo games in addition to characters
- Challenging gameplay that keeps the histrion on their toes
- Classic shell ‘em upwardly battle mechanics that also characteristic classic lucha libre moves similar suplexes, trunk slams, in addition to trunk throws every bit special finishing moves to stunned enemies
- Costumes that give extra abilities in addition to bonuses which could appeal to unlike play styles (while also taking away some, making sure that they volition non brand the game likewise easy)
- Lots of abilities in addition to set on moves to acquire
- Attack moves also serve every bit additional movements, similar allowing you lot to attain places that cannot live on unremarkably reached yesteryear mere jumping to them
- High multifariousness of enemies
- Frenetic battles inwards closed-off areas against diverse enemies, including boss fights
- Has an achievement arrangement that encourages backtracking in addition to multiple playthroughs
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Up to four players inwards local co-op mode, amongst whatever of the players tin drib inwards in addition to out anytime
CONS
- Some areas inwards the game possess got needlessly intricate obstacles that are real frustrating to traverse in addition to are apparently at that spot to pad the playtime of the game. Sure, these are real proficient challenges in addition to they are welcome inwards moderate doses simply these areas tend to live on such a project to beat, making the game e'er to a greater extent than frustrating than it has to
RATING: 5/5 Rooster uppercuts in addition to intense combos
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