The Messenger
The Messenger
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Developer: Sabotage
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Genres: Arcade, Action, Adventure
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When you're fully geared up and The Messenger is hitting you with brand new stages and challenges that you haven't seen before, The Messenger is an amazing, must-play experience. Taken as a whole, it's brought down only by fetch quests that make The Messenger last several hours longer than it feels like it should.
Metro GameCentral
An inspired homage to old school Ninja Gaiden games, with a clever blending of genres and near perfect retro graphics and music.
Easy Allies
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The Messenger is a terrific throwback to action platformers like Ninja Gaiden with welcome twists. While a mid-game identity crisis detracts from the experience, it's still an adventure worth taking