Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San

 Switch
  • Publisher: Nicalis
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2018
  • Also On: PC
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10

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  1. magicmush
    Sep 12, 2019
    2
    In it's adoration of the Gameboy Classic, Save Me Mr Tako is blinded to new advances in gameplay and comes across as trying, and failing, to emulate Shovel Knight's brilliant use of nostalgia. It fails to innovate, therefore coming across less as a love letter and moreso as a blind circlejerk, failing to throw away what didn't work in the Gameboy era.
    The game's creator inserts political    In it's adoration of the Gameboy Classic, Save Me Mr Tako is blinded to new advances in gameplay and comes across as trying, and failing, to emulate Shovel Knight's brilliant use of nostalgia. It fails to innovate, therefore coming across less as a love letter and moreso as a blind circlejerk, failing to throw away what didn't work in the Gameboy era.
    The game's creator inserts political issues which serve no relevance to the game whatsoever, and feel very forced into an otherwise fantasy-based game.    … Expand

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    65
    In these kind of moments it’s common to write about an ‘unfulfilled potential’ but after playing I can’t be bothered to do even that. Although it takes just one look at the game’s aesthetics to see how well and honestly the developer was able to render the Game Boy-pretend visuals. [13/2018, p.74]
  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2019
    65
    If you enjoy stressful games, then Mr. Tako may just be your next best friend. [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 18]
  3. GamingTrend
    Feb 21, 2019
    60
    Save Me Mr. Tako is a decent 2D platformer with some great presentation and a loving throwback to the 2D platformers of the 90s, but unfortunately feels a bit too frustrating to enjoy for long periods of time.
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