Knights & Guns

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  • Summary: Its arcade run-and-gun title with more than 150 levels.

    – Small levels, big levels, narrow levels, XXL levels! – Various weapons, various challenges and various enemies await you! – Fight awesome bosses on perilous stages! – Traverse the non-linear campaign map!    Its arcade run-and-gun title with more than 150 levels.

    – Small levels, big levels, narrow levels, XXL levels!
    – Various weapons, various challenges and various enemies await you!
    – Fight awesome bosses on perilous stages!
    – Traverse the non-linear campaign map!

    Multiplayer!

    – Knights & Guns is an action shooting game for 1 or 2 players! Inspired by the classics, developed for modern audiences…
    – …but feel free to take on the challenge alone if you’re brave enough!

    A lot of content!

    – Traverse the map the quickest way or be a completionist. It’s up to you: will you finish the game in a few hours or will you try to find every secret, every armor, and every gun?
    – 60fps gameplay! Try the different modes! Hunt the monsters! Survive! Play on small, big and narrow maps!
    – Check out all the awesome suits of armor and, of course, all the GUNS! Lasers, shotguns, grenade launchers, sniper rifles… They are all here!    … Expand

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  1. Gaming Age
    Nov 5, 2021
    67
    All things considered, Knights & Guns feels like it would’ve been an amazing game to play, say, thirty years ago in an arcade — someplace where the action wouldn’t feel quite as repetitive, and where you’d be able to enjoy its fiery action in all its loud, brightly coloured glory. As it stands, it probably doesn’t do enough to stand out among the many shmups that call the Switch home — whether it’s a slight variation on the usual or not.
  2. Pure Nintendo
    Oct 21, 2021
    60
    Knights & Guns uses…well…knights and guns to change up the classic Space Invaders / Galaga 2D action gameplay, but is bogged down by its in-game economy for weapons and advancement. It’s fun for some quick two-player gaming sessions, but is not rewarding enough for long-term engagement.

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  1. chysydzg
    Nov 9, 2021
    10
    10/10 Great arcade fun! Nice cartoon graphics, local co-op, endless mode! I can recommend it!
  2. NindieSpotlight
    Dec 17, 2021
    7
    Back in the arcades, Pang (or Buster Bros) was one of the more interesting shooters out there that did things its own way and layered puzzlingBack in the arcades, Pang (or Buster Bros) was one of the more interesting shooters out there that did things its own way and layered puzzling sensibilities into the mix. Firing only vertically the challenge was to shoot enemies, often breaking them up into smaller ones, and knocking them all out through a combination of skill and some very useful periodic power-ups. Knights & Guns was absolutely conceived in this mold while bringing some of its own style to the table, with a well-defined art style, an overworld where you’ll choose where to go and that opens the door to side quests, and a variety of stage types that will keep you on your toes. Even though some of the innovations are appreciated, and help K&G stand out from the pack, there are still some problems that hold it back. First and foremost would be the lack of tight precision in movement, and perhaps that your character is on the chonky side. Getting hit unintentionally due to either of those factors is in itself annoying but then given the precision associated with this style of shooter it further frustrates matters. While I appreciate the idea of changing things up the scaling changing from level to level, with the action either being zoomed in or out and some levels having quite a bit of verticality, in practice it makes the experience feel uneven and conceptually all over the place. I don’t doubt it will find an audience with some shooter fans, but within this sub-genre there are definitely better options already out there in the eShop.

    https://www.nindiespotlight.com/2021/09/mini-reviews-september-14th-edition.html    … Expand
  4. Myowngalactus
    Aug 18, 2022
    2
    This game seemed to have a lot of potential. A fun side scrolling bullet hell game with a variety of weapons, and the animation was solid, butThis game seemed to have a lot of potential. A fun side scrolling bullet hell game with a variety of weapons, and the animation was solid, but it’s incredibly dumb that you can only shoot upwards. It takes what could have been a fun game and makes it trash. I bought this on sale and only spent 2 dollars for this game, but it’s still wasted money. I recommend no one buy this game, I’ll never give this developer money again.… Expand