Spelunker HD Deluxe

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  • Summary: The legendary game "Spelunker" is back with a full remake! Overcome difficult obstacles in search of the legendary treasure! It's time to embark on an unknown adventure!

    The cave is full of dangers such as various creatures and nasty traps! The slightest mistake will result in a failure!    The legendary game "Spelunker" is back with a full remake! Overcome difficult obstacles in search of the legendary treasure! It's time to embark on an unknown adventure!

    The cave is full of dangers such as various creatures and nasty traps! The slightest mistake will result in a failure! Use items like bombs, flashes, fans and Spelunker's signature jumping technique to overcome these obstacles!

    Enjoy beautiful 3D graphics with a nostalgic 8-bit classic mode!
    Play with your friends, online and offline!    … Expand

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Video Chums
    Aug 15, 2021
    83
    People like to call games the Dark Souls of whatever but Dark Souls is the Spelunker of action RPGs. With gratifying gameplay that constantly makes you stay on your toes, I'm very happy that this classic is back and it's more fully-featured than ever before.
  2. GameSpew
    Aug 11, 2021
    70
    Those fond of the Spelunker series will find plenty to like about Spelunker HD Deluxe, and those that enjoy challenging retro games will probably get a kick out of it too. It perhaps stays a little too close to its roots for the majority of modern audiences, and the new 3D visuals can make some of its pitfalls harder to spot, which is a nuisance, but for the most part this is a solid remake of a blast from the past.
  3. PlayStation Country
    Aug 20, 2021
    70
    Spelunker HD Deluxe brings an awful lot to the table. Using the blueprint of an old favourite, Tozai Games have delivered dozens of levels with some modern visuals. It does look smarter and a little sharper but the old challenge remains. It controls reasonably well but the memory-heavy nature of the levels will put some players off. With few options available to tweak difficulty or add lives, you're left with an authentic, if divisive experience. Multiplayer does allow you to bring friends along for the ride too.
  4. IGN Portugal
    Aug 13, 2021
    50
    Spelunker HD does everything a remaster should do, improving the gameplay and challenge of the 1983 original. But its biggest downfall is being a remaster for Spelunker, a platformer with very archaic mechanics, made for a specific type of audience. There is magic between the hours of suffering, but there are several titles in this genre that provide this type of challenge in a more competent manner.

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  1. Lucky_Strikez
    Jan 23, 2022
    10
    I'm one of the weird freaks that loved Spelunker on the NES. I used to play this one on the PS3 and I've always kept it installed all theseI'm one of the weird freaks that loved Spelunker on the NES. I used to play this one on the PS3 and I've always kept it installed all these years. Now that this one is out I'm super happy, this is one of my favorite beer games. It's fun to watch your motor skills decline over the hours and start falling in pits, bombing yourself, falling off ropes then you know you're sufficiently trashed.

    I give it a ten because they got everything right. The game physics are exact and all the new additions are awesome.

    I should add that I'm not some expert player either, I die a lot. There's so many people on the online rankings that it's obvious I'm a low-class peasant in the skill department. I think I was about 44 levels in on the PS3 version and I'm down to the 3rd area in this one. Once it clicks you can really get your groove on and keep moving down. There's been a few areas where I screwed myself and missed a key or something, but I've always been able to recover after a lot of reloading and figuring out where I need to go. So that sucks when it happens but most of the time I get that Dark Souls progression satisfaction as I keep plowing through the levels.    … Expand