Spelunker Party!

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
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  1. ZTGD
    Nov 14, 2017
    40
    Spelunker Party seems completely at odds with the type of game it is trying to be. Frustrating controls and poor gameplay design are the things you want to try and avoid when making a platformer. But it is the slow pace of both the game and the progression that feels most out of place and one that makes this game the kind you want to avoid.
  2. Video Chums
    Oct 20, 2017
    34
    As a huge fan of the series, I must say that Spelunker Party is one of the most disappointing video games that I've ever played. If you own a PlayStation 4 then do yourself a favour and download the free (and far superior) Spelunker World instead.
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  1. Tired Old Hack
    Oct 26, 2017
    Spelunker Party is fine. It’s not likely to be a permanent fixture in your Switch for months to come but as a half-decent diversion it gets the job done, most notably in co-op.

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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15
  1. kurodo123
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    Awesome game. It's hardcore in its gameplay, it's fun! Playing multiplayer it's even better! I've waited so long for this game! The only shameAwesome game. It's hardcore in its gameplay, it's fun! Playing multiplayer it's even better! I've waited so long for this game! The only shame is be a digital only release :( And import doesn't work, because the english localization doesn't work on the hard copy...

    So, I bought digital, but still want to import for my collection and yes, I will double dip.    … Full Review »
  2. That0neMime
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    I loved Spelunker World and I must say this game is just as good and maybe even better! Though I do miss 6 player its still a great game.
  3. Opsate
    Jan 15, 2018
    1
    The game.. Well. It's not very good. In terms of Gameplay. You can't change the direction of your jump in mid-air. Once you jump you commit toThe game.. Well. It's not very good. In terms of Gameplay. You can't change the direction of your jump in mid-air. Once you jump you commit to that jump, you can't fix your mistake once you've made the jump.
    I noticed this as soon as I had played the first 15 seconds of the first stage.

    Another problem i have with the game is that if you fall, (and you will at some point) even if it's just a small one. You die. That's right, if you fall even a tiny height you lose a life. This is a huge problem.
    It's a Spelunky game. You don't just die from falling a tiny height (or lose a heart if it wasn't Party-), it's a problem. And you have to rely on ropes that only the stage gives you to use. You can't just place ropes anymore. You can only place bombs (which have way too big blast radius's, by the way), and that's it. Also, the Whip doesn't exist anymore, you just have this little pistol thing that sprays water (ice?) to begin with. You can upgrade it, but that's it.

    And yes, I do understand that this is a game directed toward children, but also to people of all ages.
    But these problems presented that you can see it's a huge turn-off to people like me, who's played a Spelunky game before and knows about how it's played.

    The story is simple.
    Meteor comes too close to the planet (Earth?) and crashes.
    Ghosts start popping up and monsters (Animals?) are more agressive now.
    Basically, meteor does bad stuff, your job (and possibly three other people who join you) is to fix that by going through caves.
    Also, there's a King Fairy and you don't start as Spelunky (No-one really knows his name, and the game calls him Spelunker, but I'm not calling him that), you start as Spelunkette. Now the first thing that I thought was "What kind of name is this?" it's really un-original, but again; Simple game for children.

    I have no issue with the music, but I don't like it either. Anyways. That's all I have to say about the game.

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