Spelunky
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Critic Reviews for Spelunky
Spelunky's punishing platforming returns to PC, where its daily challenges bring new life to an amazing game.
Straightforward and replayable, Spelunky is precision engineered to make death fair, funny, and a story worth sharing.
Spelunky is a perfect game - a creation of rare crystal clarity that sparkles from every angle.
As Spelunky makes its way to the PC, the rewards and dangers are just as alluring as they were one year ago.
Major improvements to the cooperative mode coupled with the Vita's portability make this the best version of the already excellent Spelunky.
Those who missed out on the XBLA release of Spelunky and want a good tough rogue-like should pick it up from Steam. It's a little more based on reflexes than most rogue-likes, but even if you find out you're not that good at it, it is still a riot to watch friends try to get as far as the can before making the wrong step and getting crushed by a boulder.
Nearly a decade on, Spelunky still has all the fundamentals in place and remains a great entry in the roguelike genre. Solid gameplay, plenty of secrets, and an addictive gameplay loop make for an easy game to recommend, though we’d say you should come into this one prepared to die a lot before you really ‘get it’. Whatever your tolerance for difficulty may be, Spelunky proves to be a nice fit for the Switch; it’s certainly worth your time if you never tried it before.
There is no question: this is the version of Spelunky that you should purchase. Even though the game was released on Xbox 360 over a year ago, the cross save and cross buy interaction between PS3 and Vita – along with the Vita's ability to deliver instantaneous spelunking – make this the ultimate port of a superb game.
