Developed by Magiko Gaming
Released for XBLIG (7/2010)
Also Released on Windows Mobile & PC
Platformance: Castle Pain is a 2D platformer title very much in the same vein as Super Meat Boy, meaning you will bear witness to your character dying a multitude of times while navigating precarious platforms in an effort to save the princess. The game features an 8-bit pixel graphic style which looks quite nice. The game takes place on one large screen and you can zoom all the way out to see the entire board using the X button. You are given three varying degrees of difficulty with the abundance of traps increasing on the harder difficulties. The controls are quite responsive which is very important when navigating some of the tougher layouts. There are checkpoints laid about the map, allowing your character to quickly respawn without losing too much progress, which helps prevent the experience from becoming too frustrating. While the game only features one stage, the three difficulty levels give you a reason to come back to it multiple times. The game features local leaderboards to keep track of your best times and at one point also featured online leaderboards which appear to be defunct at this time. While some would certainly complain about only having the one stage, for its initial $1 asking price I'd say Platformance: Castle Pain is worth checking out for those who enjoy a tough 2D challenge.
Final Verdict: Platformance: Castle Pain is a solid but short 2D platformer with a high level of challenge. If you enjoy tough 2D platformers it's worth a look.
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