Rocket Knight

 PC
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16

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  1. Jinx
    May 1, 2011
    9
    Of all the retro 2.5D platformers out there, Rocket Knight is one of the best by far. It is the sequel to a sleeper-hit Genesis game, and it *feels* like a Genesis game in the very best of ways. The controls are excellent; Sparkster is one agile little guy and zipping around is a joy. The graphics are everything you'd expect from a newer 2D title, with excellent animation and nice layersOf all the retro 2.5D platformers out there, Rocket Knight is one of the best by far. It is the sequel to a sleeper-hit Genesis game, and it *feels* like a Genesis game in the very best of ways. The controls are excellent; Sparkster is one agile little guy and zipping around is a joy. The graphics are everything you'd expect from a newer 2D title, with excellent animation and nice layers of 3D detail in the background. The game is charming, and all of the characters have a lot of personality. The completion time is only 5-6 hours, but that's perfectly normal for a 2D title like this. Like many 2D platformers, though, there are goodies to collect and many other reasons to revisit past levels, so if you want more from the game it is certainly there. Overall, I felt it was easily worth the $15 asking price- it may be short, but it's sweet, and the kind of game I'll be going back to replay again and again. Also, I would use a 360 controller- it has native support for them and the controls are excellent. There is a demo on the game's Steam page, so check it out!… Expand
  2. sonicsword
    Nov 27, 2011
    10
    A platform game that leaves nothing due to the games from the golden age of gaming. Good gameplay and hardcore gamers have the arcade mode with limited lives and continues. The graphics is nothing extraordinary but the game looks beautiful. Lots of fun.
  3. strangermoon
    Sep 23, 2019
    6
    a rocket knight game close to first rocket knight execpt easy. lack of good graphcs and decent gameplay as expected old legendary rocket knights game. bcouse of so close first game it fails genarrly but still fun. if gameplay and settings can be maded more rocket night 2 sparkster sega genesis exlusive game it can be much better and more mature than this. music in this game also lacka rocket knight game close to first rocket knight execpt easy. lack of good graphcs and decent gameplay as expected old legendary rocket knights game. bcouse of so close first game it fails genarrly but still fun. if gameplay and settings can be maded more rocket night 2 sparkster sega genesis exlusive game it can be much better and more mature than this. music in this game also lack bcouse serie was known one of best music after sonic games. rocket knight need to remake rather than this bcouse serie was one of the best 90s game. if konami was maded console back in day even castlevania cant beat rocket knight for that console sure.… Expand
  4. donniedude
    May 26, 2012
    10
    This game is really good. Brings back the rocket knight memories as a kid. I love to rocket boost and stab through groups of enemy's. This is a game where you have to think fast and you can go through this game attacking everything in site without getting hit like a Jedi using the force. They should remake the first and second one using this engine.
  5. thepatient613
    Feb 16, 2016
    8
    A forgotten title that was surprisingly revived. It's got quite a charm and really brings you back to the original Rocket Knight. It's probably the only game that's still on my PC even after all this time. Also... Sega should've probably made him their mascot instead of that stupid blue ball Sonic (Though he redeems himself in the latest series! Spoiler!!).

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Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Cheat Code Central
    76
    Most of the platforming is top-shelf stuff, and the few issues with the controls notwithstanding, I had a great time with the game. Fifteen dollars is a bit high, though, for the amount of pleasure most folks will likely mine from the experience.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    60
    Old school playability, sweet graphics on one hand, and a way too short lifespan on the other. Retro is maybe on, but there are a lot of better titles to try. [Issue#192]
  3. PC Gamer
    62
    The game is great fun, but there's simply not enough content here for $15.
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