Olympia Rising

 Wii U
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Metascore
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  • Summary: Iola is a young warrior who has been cast into the Underworld after meeting an untimely end. She must navigate through the various twisted regions of Hades' domain, fighting through hordes of deadly creatures as she attempts to escape and make her way to Mount Olympus. Jump, climb, slash andIola is a young warrior who has been cast into the Underworld after meeting an untimely end. She must navigate through the various twisted regions of Hades' domain, fighting through hordes of deadly creatures as she attempts to escape and make her way to Mount Olympus. Jump, climb, slash and incinerate your way through each stage.

    Fast-paced aerial combat propels you up through the Underworld as you defeat enemies with your blade and destroy them with powerful magic. Navigate through deadly environments with fluid maneuverability, looking for the most efficient way to climb to the top.

    Chain together deadly combos as you jump through the air, and build up a big combo to earn coins and pay Charon the Ferryman in order to pass through the many gates of the Underworld. Explore six unique, twisted environments of the Underworld, each offering different challenges, creatures and fierce boss encounters to overcome.    … Expand

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Brash Games
    May 1, 2016
    70
    Never quite reaches the heights of its inspiration. It does look fantastic and its unique form of action is something to behold in the hands of a master player (not mine, unfortunately), but all those minor issues do add up, including a few framerate drops in certain areas. Iola’s adventure is still worth your time, but it’s not quite the great game it could have been.
  2. FNintendo
    Apr 28, 2016
    70
    Its combo approach adds a fast-paced environment to the platforming genre and it will surely stand out among other retro-themed games available on the Wii U's downloadable catalogue.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Apr 24, 2016
    60
    Olympia Rising is a good platformer, but in such a saturated genre it needs to impress more than in does. The characters, story and visuals contribute to the positives, but more care needed to be taken with controls and hit points to make the game less frustrating. There is much to be enjoyed if you are able to look past the negatives, and if that's the case with you it is a worthy addition to your library.
  4. NintendoWorldReport
    May 17, 2016
    60
    Olympia Rising has a beautiful presentation and neat elements to boot, but ultimately does a bit too little to bring excitement.

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  1. TannerCKG
    Jun 21, 2016
    9
    Went in thinking things might get frustrating came out with the best old school experience since Shovel Knight. Controls are where I was mostWent in thinking things might get frustrating came out with the best old school experience since Shovel Knight. Controls are where I was most impressed spot on jump and combo system and you can hold to any walls making navigation pretty easy. Difficulty is being ridiculously exaggerated by some people, expect to do maybe 3-4 retrys to get through the first boss and from there it depends how good you are.… Expand
  2. KYCNAC
    Jun 10, 2016
    1
    A beautiful game - great music, decent sound. However - and this is something I find curiously absent from the marketing - it is brutally,A beautiful game - great music, decent sound. However - and this is something I find curiously absent from the marketing - it is brutally, unforgivingly difficult. I am one of those 'old timers' who genuinely spent the 80's and 90's playing platform games and I took (no exaggeration here) THIRTY TWO TRIES to beat the second stage.

    I have yet to beat the first boss.

    The controls are mindlessly slippery, the platforming is excessively precise, and, basically - it's not a 'Metroidvania' at all - its just another Super Meat Boy or VVVVVV. Hard for the sake of hard. Except, in this case, the controls are nearly broken.

    Stay. Away.    … Expand