Shovel Knight

AdventureIndiePlatform
Shovel Knight
Official Trailer #1 (1/8)
IDs
IDSteam
7444589500
85
Critic rating
8.0
User rating
Summary

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. He wields a Shovel Blade: a multipurpose weapon whose techniques have now been lost to the ages. Always honest and helpful, Shovel Knight is a shining example of the code of Shovelry: Slash Mercilessly and Dig Tirelessly! But, between Shovel Knight and his beloved stands a cadre of villainous knights. These terrible foes, known as The Order of No Quarter, have been dispatched to prevent Shovel Knight from reaching the Enchantress, and will pursue their mission at any cost. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, crazy bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

Storyline

Shovel Knight and his partner Shield Knight are renowned adventurers, but during an expedition into the Tower of Fate a cursed amulet strikes Shield Knight down and seals the tower, leaving Shovel Knight stranded outside. Grieving the loss of his companion, he gives up adventuring and withdraws into exile. In his absence a powerful figure called the Enchantress rises and spreads evil across the land, eventually unsealing the Tower of Fate. Learning this, Shovel Knight sets out to return to the tower in the hope of finding and rescuing Shield Knight, facing the Enchantress and her Order of No Quarter along the way.

Developers
Yacht Club Games
Publishers
Yacht Club Games
Genres
AdventureIndiePlatform
Platforms
LinuxMacNintendo 3DSNintendo SwitchPC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 3PlayStation 4PlayStation VitaWii UXbox One
Game modes
Co-operativeMultiplayerSingle player
Perspectives
Side view
Keywords
4 player co-op8-bit styleamiibobilliardschallengescrowd fundedcrowdfundingcrowdfunding - kickstarterdeliberately retrodevelopment helldigital distributiondualshock 4 support for pcfemale antagonistfemale protagonistfishinggamescom 2015gender recastingin-game achievementslevel select maplevel selectionmale protagonistmerchantsmiiverse integrationnew game plusoff-tv playoriginal soundtrack releasepax east 2013pax east 2014pax east 2015pax prime 2013pax prime 2014pax prime 2015pax south 2017pick your genderplague doctorplayable bossrecurring bossrespawningretrosideways wii remote gameplayslideshow cutscenestereoscopic 3dstreetpass supportthe game awards - best independent game - winnertransforming bossupgradeable weaponswii classic controller supportwii nunchuk support on wii uwii remote support on wii uwii u pro controller supportxbox controller support for pc

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