Rock Boshers DX: Director's Cut

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18

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  1. Malooga
    Dec 23, 2014
    6
    WOO-HOO! First reviewer! Rock Boshers DX was immediately gratifying for me, being of the Atari/Amiga age made the graphical direction of the game a fun bit of nostalgia. I haven't seen many developers going for the straight 8-bit rough retro look (think Nidhogg), but honestly Rock Boshers does a nice job with it. There is a light comedic air about the game and most mechanics are handledWOO-HOO! First reviewer! Rock Boshers DX was immediately gratifying for me, being of the Atari/Amiga age made the graphical direction of the game a fun bit of nostalgia. I haven't seen many developers going for the straight 8-bit rough retro look (think Nidhogg), but honestly Rock Boshers does a nice job with it. There is a light comedic air about the game and most mechanics are handled quite well. I found myself entertained at the twists the game kept throwing on the otherwise generic looking dungeons, and the objectives were never overly complicated past the point of "grab this key, unlock this door" giving the game a Doom-esque feel about it. I also never got very attached to the main character, despite her jaded background and what ended up being one of the weirder stories in recent memory. Here-in lies the problem with this graphics style, its very hard to build plot or characterization when limited in what you can actually SHOW the player. It takes a bit of imagination and lots of patience on the users part to really appreciate a game like this, and most kids (and a fair amount of adults) don't have it. We are much too spoiled by the gorgeous scenery and character profiles that have come to define the last decade of gaming to really appreciate the sprites in the same way. Especially when they are not much more than a blob of any two colors. I personally enjoyed my time with Rock Boshers DX, and as always I applaud and thank developers who give me that good old nostalgic feeling, but its going to be a harsh uphill battle to make anything in this style appealing again. 6/10, check it out if/when it goes on sale, it may just surprise you. Oh yeah, and there's ZOMBIES (of course).… Expand

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Games Master UK
    Feb 22, 2015
    68
    The game succeeds perhaps a little too well in pulling you back to a time when you couldn't really see what was happening on screen, and blinking quickly becomes a thing of the past. [Mar 2015, p.79]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jan 26, 2015
    70
    Charming and bargain basement priced, but needs more oomph. [Feb 2015, p80]
  3. PSNStores
    Jan 7, 2015
    100
    Whether you grew up with a ZX Spectrum or, like me, you’ve never seen one I think there’s a lot of great stuff here. It might be difficult for some to get used to the graphics at first, but when you do you’ll find a really fun game with some excellent music.
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