While it may look like one, this game sells itself as an action-platformer, NOT a Metroidvania, and I feel like the former definitely describes the game more accurately. You can explore off the beaten path, but most of your rewards will be purely cosmetic hats, or money for the game's fairly small selection of upgrades. It doesn't track you on completion percentage or anything either.

The game's got a really nice style to it. All the people/NPCs are robots made of old technology, the monochromatic pixel art is really cool, and the music gives off a sick ancient Japan/electronic vibe. The dialogue and area names mostly consist of technology/geek jokes, and put quite a few smirks on my face.

The game controls pretty damn well. I wish you had more control over where you shot your kunai out, but it's still fairly intuitive, and really fun to just swing around. Enemy variety is pretty good, but some are a bit obnoxious. I particularly feel like the bosses ought to have a checkpoint halfway through. Dying during a few of them often sets you back quite a bit.

Still, despite the gripes I have, I still really enjoyed this title. Solid action-platformer that's worth your time and money.