There are more specialized items, like the Fishing Rod, which lets you dredge up golden fish, a gauntlet which punches through blocks, or a lance which lets you briefly fly in a straight line. These have various effects, like shooting a fireball, throwing an axe, or blowing on a horn to damage enemies around you. He’ll charge you a pittance for a new Relic, which is basically a new attack. Treasure is used to buy things, either in the two Villages (various upgrades) or by freeing a Genie in each main level of the game. You’ll never see a Game Over screen the worst that can happen is that you lose all your treasure, in which case you can just revisit any level and build it back up. Every time he perishes-be it to an enemy’s blade or by falling in a bottomless pit-he loses some treasure, but it can be recovered during your next attempt. Our spade-carrying hero traipses through eight main levels, each overseen by a different opponent, and several smaller sub-levels which test your abilities with a new item, a new enemy to battle, or lots of treasure to plunder.īetween spading enemies, bouncing on blocks, and uncovering secret passages, Shovel Knight collects lots of treasure. You might call it “heavy borrowing,” but I like to think that Yacht Club took the best aspects of these older games and mixed them together into something magical. Jake Kaufman, of WayForward fame, has produced a meaty, lovingly-crafted score that feels exactly right for this kind of game. You may recognize elements of Mega Man, Zelda II, DuckTales, and more as you play the game. Shovel Knight carries a lot of other games in its DNA. Shovel Knight is a love letter written to gamers like me who grew up on 8-bit games but appreciate all the improvements our hobby has made in the past three decades. With absolutely no expectations, I was blown out of the water by this old-school action platformer. As it turns out, going in blind may be the best possible way to play Shovel Knight. I didn’t even really know what the game was apart from character art I’d seen suggesting a blue knight who carried not a sword, but a spade. Aside from the game’s numerous delays, I didn’t know thing one about Yacht Club Games’ Kickstarted Shovel Knight before I got a review copy last week.
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