1001 Spikes

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  • Summary: Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archaeologist Jim Hawkins. Before the elder Hawkins mysteriously disappeared, he entrusted his daughter Tina with a map to the location of the ruins with a grave warningDiscover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archaeologist Jim Hawkins. Before the elder Hawkins mysteriously disappeared, he entrusted his daughter Tina with a map to the location of the ruins with a grave warning that death awaits around every corner.

    Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins, and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie behind the Golden Door of Poko-Mum.    … Expand

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  1. ZTGD
    Jun 26, 2014
    70
    Still, for those looking for a punishing experience on console or PC, 1001 Spikes definitely delivers on that promise.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Aug 25, 2014
    70
    Occasionally incredible and often frustrating. [Sept 2014, p.91]
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  1. DinoBeam
    Oct 21, 2020
    4
    At first this seems like a great game, but eventually the levels become poorly designed. Specifically, they are designs where if you getAt first this seems like a great game, but eventually the levels become poorly designed. Specifically, they are designs where if you get through the first part of the level and you get to the second part [yay! i did it!] at the wrong time in the second part's sequence, you die instantly. You have to predict the exact timing of the rest of the level, and that isn't fun. If you survive the first part, you should have a chance at the second part, [it should be a "sure you could die instantly, but in an avoidable way" situation], this is just immature gratuitous game design… Expand
  2. Jellyfish-Games
    Aug 12, 2015
    2
    A bad attempt at recreating an old arcade game feeling. I got bored in five minutes and the overall feel of the game is weird and it seems aA bad attempt at recreating an old arcade game feeling. I got bored in five minutes and the overall feel of the game is weird and it seems a bit repetitive.… Expand
  4. kish1975
    Aug 16, 2014
    1
    Another reason the x1 is getting killed by ps4 because I wanted this game bad but only Xbox seems to have decided to only release it in the USAnother reason the x1 is getting killed by ps4 because I wanted this game bad but only Xbox seems to have decided to only release it in the US and not in Canada and when I called customer service they said because all games need to have a French version to be released in Canada lol B.S. so I bought it on ps4 and guess what no French version also that's 3 or 4 games now that have not released in Canada and they wonder why the ps4 now has around 5-1 on games .… Expand

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