Shovel Knight

Game Rant

Rob Gordon

'Shovel Knight', from Yacht Club Games, is a well-crafted love letter to the 8-bit era of gaming, as well as being a fantastic and addictive 2D platformer.

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Eurogamer

Simon Parkin

7 / 10

There is gold in these old genres, and Shovel Knight is a successful dig.

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PC Gamer

Emanuel Maiberg

80 / 100

Shovel Knight lovingly recreates the simple pleasures of 8-bit platformers and improves on them with modern ideas that make every level different and worth playing.

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IGN

Colin Moriarty

9 / 10.0

Shovel Knight -- in all of its old-school glory -- is arguably the best game released so far in 2014.

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Game Rant

Denny Connolly

The original game remains untouched and is still as challenging and addicting as ever, but consumers looking for something new won't find it here. The game's throwback sound and graphics look fantastic on the PS4 and the Xbox One, but obviously a game built around the 8-bit aesthetic doesn't benefit from a current-gen remake the way something like The Last of Us or Grand Theft Auto 5 is able to.

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GamesRadar+

Tony Wilson

A varied and charming platformer, only blighted when it lets players get a little overpowered.

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Game Informer

Tim Turi

8.8 / 10.0

A captivating, breezy journey that saves the most punishing levels for last. A New Game Plus boosts the replayability factor

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GameSpot

Tom Mc Shea

7 / 10

Shovel Knight recalls, but doesn't rely on, many greats from gaming's past, but lacks the inventive spark that could have elevated it to classic territory.

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