Venture Kid

 Switch
User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10

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  1. Switchindiefix
    May 16, 2019
    7
    What do I think of Venture Kid? It is very reminiscent of the Mega-Man games with its level structure and always ending with a difficult boss. With said boss rewarding you with an item that empowers you to beat the next boss. Each power helps you move little closer to your goal, but I would have liked to have seen more creativity in some weapons.

    There’s a range of different modes to    What do I think of Venture Kid? It is very reminiscent of the Mega-Man games with its level structure and always ending with a difficult boss. With said boss rewarding you with an item that empowers you to beat the next boss. Each power helps you move little closer to your goal, but I would have liked to have seen more creativity in some weapons.

    There’s a range of different modes to play such as Classic, Adventure and Survival mode. As well as one hidden mode to unlock.

    There’s even extra incentives to keep playing after you’ve beaten the game. For instance there’s treasure hidden in every level and even achievements to unlock.

    My only real negatives are there are no online leaderboards for speed-running runs or survival mode. Furthermore, I would of liked to have seen extra content with a more lasting appeal.

    The game does offer 3 difficultly settings if you want to increase the difficulty of your runs. However, for most veterans of platforming titles, Venture Kid will be completed in few hours at most.

    It’s not the most in-depth platformer and takes inspiration from other well known platforming heroes. Nevertheless, I can’t deny that I’ve enjoyed my time with Venture Kid. It’s a pleasant romp through some good old fashioned platforming.

    And with a cheap price point, I think its worth picking up.    … Expand

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Cubed3
    Oct 3, 2019
    50
    For short, nostalgic blasts of fun Venture Kid succeeds in almost every respect. While there's fun to be had here, it's painfully clear that, just like playing the game itself, everything is just going through the motions. The excellent soundtrack may even be enough to warrant a dabble, but with nothing new brought to the table, there's no reason to spend your hard earned cash, when the games that this owes so much to its design and creation can be purchased. There are a lot worse than this, sure, but be aware that once completed the first time, multiple revisits are unlikely. Fun? Certainly, but with little variation in gameplay or level design there is not enough for this to stay interesting in the long term. With a little more risk-taking in development, a craving of individuality, and a creative spark, Venture Kid could have gone far.
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  2. GameSpace
    May 18, 2019
    60
    If you are looking for a stroll down Mega Man-memory lane, Venture Kid offers a solid nostalgia trip down the side streets of the genre’s general neighborhood. Platforming feels tuned to the best examples of the era. Taking heavy influence from classic NES titles, Venture Kid captures the 8-bit age with pitch perfection, even if it misses the mark in other places.
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  3. NintendoWorldReport
    May 14, 2019
    60
    All in all, Venture Kid is a retro platformer that plays fairly well, but lacks the excitement or inspiration of the Mega Man series it tried to model. With such a wide spectrum of games in this genre that push the limits of what an action-platformer is capable of, something so vanilla is going to get lost and overlooked. Unless this is the first such game you’ve ever played, you’ve likely seen everything offered here somewhere else.
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