Blackbeard the Cursed Jungle
Did not like it. Controls seemed wonky, and I got stuck on things a lot. Didn’t play it very long before I gave up. Seemed really sub-par though.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
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Pirate Island Rescue
Pirate Island Rescue* is a fun little casual side scrolling platformer.
Pirate Island Rescue is a simple platformer but it’s looks nice and is fun to play. The platformer part is pretty easy but you need to be cautious of some of the enemies, particularly the ones with the pistols. It’s easy to pick up and play and is a great way to kill a few hours if you want a relaxing but still fun game.
Hint- sometimes when you kill the boss pirate at the end of an island there are a few pirates waiting between him and the boat, if your not careful you’ll get shot.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
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This is a fun little game that you can easily complete achievements in and is also a great time killer. The graphics are good for a side scroller and the controls are very fluid. The levels are procedurally generated (randomized). If you are looking for an easy and relaxing game, this is it!
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Be a Pirate
The RNG of that fish eating the bomb is infuriating on Lv21, annoying bug.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
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Trash game , not worth the money. I just beat it and it spanned for an hour.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Robot Pirates
This game is a lot of fun.
It’s simple and addictive enough that you’ll start to play it for five minutes while waiting for something to start, and then an hour later you’re still playing it. There’s enough collectibles to give a fair amount of variety and leave you in a situation where you’re wondering if you should turn back or slow down to pick up something like an extra battery or a chest, and the randomly generated levels keep you on your toes.
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Pocket Penguin ( ポケットペンギン): A Game Boy Style Adventure
I’ve been playing this game… AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT!!!
This game really capture the feeling and the aesthetic of the Game Boy games.. so If you are a retro enthusiast… You’ll love it.
– Real player with 10.2 hrs in game
This is a cool, adorable, charming platformer that becomes quite challenging in the last level. It controls well, the music is awesome, and it emulates the game boy feel perfectly.
The main mechanic is your bombs are used as makeshift platforms, and as your weapon. You have to manage them well, especially on bosses - because getting stuck in an area when your bombs are on cooldown is almost a sure death sentence. It’s very engaging and I loved it.
This is an easy recommendation for anyone, and especially if you like platformers.
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
Flynn and Freckles
| Byte-sized review | A platform adventure best left marooned on a deep sea ocean island |
| Review | I adore 2D/3D colourful platformers (next to RPG’s it’s my second favorite genre). In fact some of my favorite gaming memories consist of myself huddling around the NES, SEGA Mega Drive, Playstation 1 and 2 playing through each systems latest colourful platformer, often staying up into the wee hours of the morning getting lost in each ones world. While the genre has fallen out of favor somewhat unfortunately with the big publishers thankfully we have indie game studios trying to rekindle the flame and through that we have seen a popular resurgence with 2D 8/16 bit adventures such as Shovel Knight and The Messenger and in the 3D realm with the brilliant A Hat in Time to the mediocre and somewhat disappointing Yooka-Laylee (disappointing considering the talent behind this one) to even Crash Bandicoot making an appearance on modern systems with the well received Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy. The moment I saw Flynn and Freckles pop up on the Steam store I knew I immediately had to give it a try. Sadly, and really it pains me to do this because I can see the developers clearly have the same love for the genre as I do even citing Spyro, Guybrush and Crash in the credits as inspiration for the game, I just can’t recommend this game. While the PS2 aesthetics didn’t bother me in the slightest (I found the graphics quite charming in a simple way) what is unfortunate is how bland and unremarkable the adventure is. Had this released in the early noughties it would probably have gone completely unnoticed as well and while it tries to pay homage to the era it does nothing to make it stand out. Coupled with terrible animations (Flynn walks like he has a carrot stuck up his backside) and a dull-as-dishwater plot (young pirate searches for the treasure of one fabled pirate), I could have probably gotten over those issues and simply given the game a “meh” rating if it were not for the one mechanic that simply ruins it all, a mechanic you need to absolutely nail in a platform adventure, you know - the jumping bits. Jumping bits that require precision but that are totally broken. I spend more time dying and getting frustrated with the jumping, especially since the game is quite puzzle heavy (nothing taxing), but often requires that the jumping mechanic actually works, which it doesn’t. Lots of trial and error ensured much to my chagrin. The second major issue I have with this game is that it only saves periodically but not enough (mostly only when you enter a new area) and should you die (and you will thanks to the broken jumping mechanic) you are often forced to replay through large sections, having to resolve puzzles you just solved (and often struggled to solve because of the jumping mechanic working against you). This ultimately ends up sinking this adventure. |
– Real player with 9.4 hrs in game
TL;DR - it’s busted on a fundamental level. Due to serious collision detection problems, your character freezes on landing from a jump, or falls through the platform, or fails to jump. The level design does not account for this. I did not finish the game because my save file has permanently preserved or not preserved the state of various level elements in such a way that it can’t be completed anymore, with no option to restart the level. Do not buy this game.
The game has crippling problems with collision detection, even with recognizing whether you have landed from a jump, and so you can receive fall damage from a relatively small fall. The collision detection problems also make your character come to a dead stop for like a fifth of a second on landing, and make you simply slide off some platforms without jumping, or fall through solid platforms when falling fast enough.
– Real player with 6.9 hrs in game
Golden Force
Good game but, it gets way too hard way too fast, and it follows the one female choice cliche that old games suffered with, black people don’t exist in this universe for some reason let alone as a playable character, but at least ponytail dragons does.
– Real player with 16.0 hrs in game
Pros
-Great visuals
-Great controls
-Challenging
-Fun bosses
-More good levels than bad
-Overall it doesn’t overstay its welcome
-MULTIPLAYER SUPPORT!
Cons
Glitches and occasional softlocks
Enemies can be seen as too tanky
Some questionable level design decisions (enemies can spawn on top of you with no time to avoid)
In its current state I recommend waiting for a sale to pick this game up. If there are minor updates in the future that polish things up a bit more I would easily recommend this game at its complete price.
– Real player with 12.6 hrs in game
Pirates: Mystery of Skeleton Island
Go on an epic adventure on the Skeleton island! You have to sail on boats, of course drink rum and fight with cursed skeletons. You have to choose a pirate to go through the adventure with the captain. Be brave, mate! Voyage to the Skeleton island where’s not anybody stayed alive. Search treasures while discovering islands, and spend them improving abilities and buying your own pet! Discover atmospheric islands’s flora and fauna, architecture and its history, passing through the storm. Swim under water and search chests full of gold through corals. And reveal the damned island’s secret!
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Choose your own pet
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Swim under the water
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Go through sands, rain and thunderstorm
Pirate Story
cool game 😎
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
This is a very short game. Beat it in half an hour. I generally enjoy these cheap indie platformers cos they’re mostly fun. This one was fun, but I think it’s still a bit rough around the edges. I’m not sure I understand the physics of this game. Controlling it takes a lot of getting used to. I think there is a lot of room for improvement, including, but not limited to, something as simple as making the cannons sound louder than the music (which can get a bit annoying at times) so that you can know when they fire if they are out of your sight. Also, dying just makes the character vanish, I think the “death” sprite could be just a little bit longer. But, overall, as I said, the game was fun, with nice pixel graphics and its fair amount of challenges, so I would still give it the thumbs up. Be warned tho, if you’re better at platforming than I am (which I’m sure is not too difficult), you will definitely beat the game considerably faster, and, to be honest, I don’t see much replay value here.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
After playing this game for more than 40 hours, I think I can finally write a review on this one.
Where do I even begin?
First of all, this is a mix between a metroidvania and a platformer.
In this game, you don’t transform into animals like in the other games, but you use some nice pirate gear!
You may play Risky’s Revenge before this one, but it isn’t necesarry at all.
I won’t tell you the story here, I think it’d be best if you play the game and get to experience the story without just reading through everything.
– Real player with 86.2 hrs in game
This is what I call an improvement!
If you check my profile, you can see that I played and reviewed an earlier installment of the series: Risky’s Revenge. While it was lacking in some aspects it was cool enough that after the convincing gameplays I decided to jump back to the series. This is definitely more fun and polished game and I can easily say it is worth your interest with only few hiccups along the way. If the game is solid, then I’m more than happy to nitpick some issues for further ironing out for the next Wayfoward’s game. Criticism makes excellence!
– Real player with 22.3 hrs in game