The Curse of Issyos

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  • Summary: Defkalion was fishing at the quiet blue sea when he heard the voice of the Goddess Athena. "Hurry up", she said. "The isle of Issyos has been cursed by the Olympus!"

    And so, fearing for his daughter Delia, his only family left, the fisherman sails back to his home, where the adventure is    Defkalion was fishing at the quiet blue sea when he heard the voice of the Goddess Athena. "Hurry up", she said. "The isle of Issyos has been cursed by the Olympus!"

    And so, fearing for his daughter Delia, his only family left, the fisherman sails back to his home, where the adventure is about to begin.

    The Curse of Issyos is a retro-styled action platformer with nothing but the classics of an old 8-bit game: a good bunch of enemies and bosses, linear and open scroll levels, secrets to discover, and a background story inspired by Greek mythology. It doesn't try to mimic a retro system in particular, but it's coherent with its own limitations in the use of colors, sprites and chip sounds.    … Expand

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  1. LevelUp
    Jan 5, 2016
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    A great reconstruction of the action-platform genre of the eighties, albeit not a step forward, Issyos is another incredible work from Locomalito, probably the best indie game designer in the Spanish-speaking countries.

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