
The game's utilization of the familiar boss rush also gets some kudos. He also gives props to the upgrade systems and the boss battles. The gameplay is also praised for its similarities to Ducktales on NES, but for also being able to make the gameplay fresh. Jirard appreciates the retro flair of the game, finding the presentation "beautiful." The music also gets high praise. His first act after reverting back is to review Shovel Knight. Fortunately, this plan works, and Jirard's mind snaps back to normal. Greg realizes from this that deleting Jirard's save file of DKC2 may bring him back to normal. During one such bout Greg came up with an idea based on Alex's comment that Jirard would never be able to review his favorite game of all time, Donkey Kong 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Greg and Alex were unable to figure out what to do, which led to bouts of intense monologue-ing. For the next eight weeks Jirard's condition would slowly worsen until he became a hipster. Jirard reviewed Shovel Knight for the Season Premier of Season 4 of The Completionist.Īfter escaping the horrors of Sonic '06, Jirard's mind was shattered. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors). Shovel Knight attempts to mimic gameplay and graphics like those seen in games developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and for this it achieved critical acclaim and was nominated for and won various yearly gaming awards. Ports for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita were released on April 21, 2015, with an Xbox One port released on April 29, 2015. A Japanese version of the game has been confirmed. The game was initially released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U in June 2014, and ports of the game for OS X and Linux followed in September of the same year. Shovel Knight is a 2014 2D side-scrolling platform game, developed and published by independent video game developerYacht Club Games.
