Shovel Knight: King of Cards

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 32
  3. Negative: 4 out of 32

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  1. AaronF
    Dec 12, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The new card game feature is to dependent on luck to be any fun. I consistently got my worst cards and never drew my good ones to the point that the card game was a chore not enjoyable.… Expand
  2. giannis2001
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    Overall the game is good, even though I prefered the controls and moveset of the other games. The story is good like the other games and King Knight is an interesting and funny character. The problem in this game is the card game. In most (if not all cases) I was winning by luck or by using items. The game basically forces you to learn a card game that will take you more to learn thanOverall the game is good, even though I prefered the controls and moveset of the other games. The story is good like the other games and King Knight is an interesting and funny character. The problem in this game is the card game. In most (if not all cases) I was winning by luck or by using items. The game basically forces you to learn a card game that will take you more to learn than finishing the game so it's pointless.

    Nonetheless, the game is great and if you liked the others you should play this as well.    … Expand
  3. pundy14
    May 26, 2022
    7
    Has all the great charm of the first three games, but maybe it was shovel knight fatigue, just didn’t get the same buz. Card game mechanic wasn’t explained as well as it could have been too. OK game.

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#41 Best Switch Game of 2019

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 1, 2020
    100
    All told, this is the biggest, most well-crafted, funniest and, in some ways, most emotionally potent game from Yacht Club yet. [Issue #45 – March/April 2020, p. 20]
  2. FNintendo
    Mar 18, 2020
    90
    Shovel Knight: King of Cards is a marvelous expansion to the collection of expansions that the original game has been blessed with since its release. Featuring a set of very original levels and a new character with new mechanics and the art style and soundscape that have been consistent with the Shovel Knight series, this is an essential title that should feature in the collection of any owner of a Nintendo Switch.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Jan 31, 2020
    80
    It's wonderfully refined, boasting a glut of ideas without ever feeling overstuffed. [Issue#342, p.114]
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