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Shovel Knight

Shovel Knight (XSX) game cover art
Platform: PlayStation 4
Tags: Action, 2D, Platformer
Developer: Yacht Club Games
More Platforms: 3DS, PC, PlayStation 3, Vita, Wii U, Xbox One

Publisher
Region
Released
NA
04/21/2015
EU
10/16/2015
JP
07/27/2017

Staff Reviews

Shovel Knight review (PC)

Reviewed July 15, 2014

Kyle Charizanis says: "There's a certain tactility to shoveling through a dirt pile or catapulting off of an enemy's head that the development team absolutely nailed."
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Shovel Knight review (Wii U)

Reviewed July 03, 2014

Jason Venter says: "An attempt to revive old school sensibilities that works much better than similar efforts often do."
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9.5

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