An expanded game of Aban Hawkins & the 1000 Spikes
The son of a famous adventurer, Aban Hawkins must avoid an endless gauntlet of devious traps and dastardly hazards while exploring the Ukampa Ruins in South America. Sharp spikes, poison darts, falling blocks and flamethrowers are among the deadly obstacles that Aban will have to overcome in order to reach the Door of Poko-Mum and learn the truth about his missing father. A throwback to the most challenging 8-bit platformers, 1001 Spikes requires intense concentration, constant memorization and flawless timing. You start the game with 1,001 lives, and you may end up losing every last one of them before you make it to the Golden Shrine!
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De bonnes vibes de jeu rageant à l'ancienne comme le fameux "I Wanna Be The Guy" mais en quand même beaucoup moins dur et plus juste. Certains niveaux sont quand même très frustrants et la courbe de difficulté est un peu bizarre. Il m'est arrivé de mourir 60 fois sur un niveau et sur celui d'après le finir quasiment du premier coup. Mais je l'ai quand même trouvé assez fun.
we need more games like the tower of babel from 1001 spikes.
1001 Spikes is an incredibly difficult game to review be if you are reviewing it based on how it plays in terms of it's design. This game is incredibly crisp in design. But this game came out in a landscape of difficult indie game and is arguably the most difficult of it's age. it is a not only a precision platformer but one that does not allow you to stop. This may be a personal issue but with this experience, and the addition of two different jumps in combination with unexpected traps led me to actually run out of lives...in two runs. It took me so long to beat, that it was an inside joke of mine as the forever backlog #1 item (due to it's name in alphanumeric order being at the top). This game is sound, in control, and the deaths for the most part felt like my fault. The issue is, I have no idea who I'd recommend this to other than streamers looking for the hot new stream rage game. Because of this, I'm going to have to leave this at a 3 stars. If you liked a game like Super Meat Boy, this might be up your alley but might be too much. If you liked La Mulana? Same story. If you like beating your head against the same thing over and over again, then this is worth a shot
Really enjoyed this when it came out but it has not aged well, just feels frustrating to play now. At least when IWBTG has 'gotcha' deaths that you can't anticipate, it throws in some humor with it.
i'm terrible at it, but respect it
I did not enjoy this one. It looked unpleasant, going for an admittedly fitting retro style. For a "brutal platformer" I believe there are better options, even back when it first released.