Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Nintendo Life
8 / 10
Creators: Yacht Club Games
Release Date: Jun 26, 2014 - Nintendo Switch, PC
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Critic Reviews for Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
Shovel of Hope stands as an example of how excellent retro-themed platformers can be when you have a team of experienced and passionate developers working on them, and still to this day acts as a standard which other, similar releases are judged against.
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