Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 63
  3. Negative: 8 out of 63

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  1. MedusaMadman77
    Dec 14, 2018
    2
    This game is all hype. Lotsa style, annoying substance. It's clunky and it's one of the worst platformers I've played in years. You'll think it's a good game if you are unfamiliar with good games. Maybe worth wasting no more than $5 on. It's like anti-Mario.
  2. greenprell
    Mar 24, 2019
    4
    The professional ratings of this game follow in the recent practice of handicapping 2D platformers, giving them much higher scores than they deserve. This trend started with Cave Story and it has been confounding video game buyers ever since.

    A score of 8 or 9 for a 2D platformer should indicate something truly special. Super Mario World, when it came out, warranted an 9 or a 10. I’ve    The professional ratings of this game follow in the recent practice of handicapping 2D platformers, giving them much higher scores than they deserve. This trend started with Cave Story and it has been confounding video game buyers ever since.

    A score of 8 or 9 for a 2D platformer should indicate something truly special. Super Mario World, when it came out, warranted an 9 or a 10. I’ve completed Guacamelee, Cave Story, Shantae, and several other recent 2D platformers and found them to be middling at best. It’s just challenging jumps with some kind of mild twist thrown in. These games do not deserve the same score as something like Super Mario Odyssey or Breath of the Wild. It’s just absurd.

    Developers make 2D platformers and rougelikes with retro or stylized art because they’re easier to make. Some of them do have fun in them but it’s enough already.

    I may have given this game a slightly higher score if it didn’t commit the sin of rewarding the minority of players that actually beat the game with ‘the bad ending.’ If you want ‘the good ending’ you have to sink yet more hours into the experience. This whole multiple endings thing is degrading and self-absorbed on the part of the developers.. No thank you.    … Expand
  3. Bibbidybuff
    Mar 29, 2020
    4
    I expected a masterpiece when I got this one. People acted like this was the golden child torch-bearer of the metroidvania genre. No, this game looks cool but it's a total bore to play most of the time. My biggest pet peeve is poked by the game obviously check-listing itself to qualify as a metroidvania. The inspiration is overdone so it lacks character in the gameplay. The combat is theI expected a masterpiece when I got this one. People acted like this was the golden child torch-bearer of the metroidvania genre. No, this game looks cool but it's a total bore to play most of the time. My biggest pet peeve is poked by the game obviously check-listing itself to qualify as a metroidvania. The inspiration is overdone so it lacks character in the gameplay. The combat is the biggest disappointment, looks over substance. I give it a 4 because it's a playable title that barely misses the average. The hype ruined this for me, it's just a side-scroller.… Expand
  4. lione81
    Sep 18, 2021
    0
    Una puta mierda frustrante y desesperante para con el jugador. La parte del infierno se la podían haber ahorrado o metérsela por donde yo te diga. Yo no sé esos picos de dificultad absurda. Dinero tirado encima digital. No puedo deshacerme de esa m.
  5. Bandom
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Honestly I did not like these types of games, thought it would be fighting but this has a lot of maze situations , the buttons are tricky and you need to repeat level over and over again , and when you're done you will need to try hard in next step over and over again.... Way too tricky, games should be fun and this was exosting for me.

Awards & Rankings

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#28 Best Switch Game of 2018
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#78 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Cubed3
    Jan 18, 2019
    80
    A love letter to all things videogame, Guacamelee! is a fantastic blend of homage and originality, resulting in a wildly memorable, if a bit short, Metroidvania. From the title's tight platforming-heavy level design, to its skill based combat, there is never a dull moment in Juan's quest to save El Presidente's daughter. Although the script does rely on out of place humour perhaps too often, and the general difficulty does take a hit near the end, this makes for a fantastic experience from start to finish, with plenty to love and admire.
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  2. FNintendo
    Dec 5, 2018
    80
    Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition brings a fun and competent experience to the Nintendo Switch, mired in a lovely environment, a simple but enjoyable plot and a charming visual component. That all this happens within a game that fits into a Metroidvania style only benefits the latter, as this is an effort that will more than certainly appeal to many players.
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  3. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Nov 20, 2018
    95
    Rewinding back to 2013: Guacamelee! had me hooked from the second I started playing. The comedy in the game is genius-level and the platforming is damn near perfect. It’s the definition of what a great Metroidvania/platformer is. Fast forward to 2018 and Guacamelee! easily sits among some of the best offerings on Nintendo Switch.
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