Spelunky

Spelunky Review

Every time. "One more round."

8.0Gameplay

Simple. A rather short, comprehensive tutorial (and one that's replayable for your newbie friends), that leaves most of the game elements up to you to discover to your excitement and chagrin. Completed levels leave you very satisfied, and you'll throw your hands up in determined anger when you see the next level.

—Miscellaneous

8.5Multiplayer

When you wanna make friends or enemies, Spelunky will easily triple the amount of play time you spend sinking lower and lower into the earth's surface. Fighting for treasure, kills, or who gets to save the damsel, finishing levels just became that much more satisfying.

Of course, when you're done playing nicely, you can settle your differences in the game's highly customizable deathmatch mode. With unlockable characters and maps, and all kinds of alternative rules, there's so many game options available. One heart, knives only? Or perhaps full health with ninety-nine bombs? The possibilities are about as endless as the deaths.

8.5Replay Value

It has all the replayability you can expect from a grade-A roguelike game. Whether you're up at 2:00 AM in the jungles trying to kill the tikis, or trying to reach the high score on the leaderboards by beating away your so-called friends, Spelunky will keep all kinds of gamers occupied for hours, days, or even weeks at a time.

—Graphics

7.0Soundtrack

Spelunky's soundtrack is without a doubt, the best music to accompany any cave explorer. With genres ranging from funky and poppy, to gloomy and doomy, Spelunky's soundtrack will put you right in the moment as you're being impaled by an arrow.

6.5Story/Setting

Okay, so roguelike games set in a cave are kind of cliche. There's not much of a story behind the game either, but the game is so damned good anyway, you're likely to forget it anyhow.

8.0Bang For Your Buck

Even when it's not on sale, Spelunky is very much worth every penny. You'll spend weeks trying to reach the final level, not to mention the countless good times to be had with multiplayer. If you purchase Spelunky, be prepared to be in it for the long haul!

—Perspective

Conclusion

Spelunky is an essential addition to any platform lover's library, and could very well be the staple at game night. So much to see and do underground, you'll wonder why you'd ever want to reach the surface again. Expect that at that moment you'll pick up a coin and get killed by a spider. Don't throw the controller.

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