Guacamelee!

Guacamelee!

Guacamelee!

Super Turbo Championship Edition cover art
Developer(s) DrinkBox Studios
Publisher(s) DrinkBox Studios
Composer(s) Rom Di Prisco
Peter Chapman
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Release

PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita

  • NA: 9 April 2013
  • EU: 10 April 2013

Microsoft Windows

  • WW: 8 August 2013

OS X, Linux

  • WW: 18 February 2014

PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One

  • WW: 2 July 2014
Genre(s) Metroidvania, platformer, beat 'em up
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Guacamelee! is a 2013 action platforming video game developed and published by DrinkBox Studios.[1] The game was originally released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in April 2013,[2] and was later ported to Microsoft Windows in August 2013, and to OS X and Linux in February 2014. An enhanced edition was released for Wii U, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 in July 2014.[3] The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore.

Gameplay

Screenshot of the gameplay

Guacamelee! is a hybrid 2D Metroidvania style action platform and brawler. Players control the luchador Juan and explore an open, non-linear world to complete the central story objectives while collecting necessary character upgrades and battling enemies. Coins collected from defeated enemies are used to buy new skills at shops,[4] which also double as checkpoints. The game features drop-in co-op play, with the second player assuming the role of Tostada, Guardian of the Mask. [5]

Abilities

As players progress through the game, Juan breaks open “Choozo statues,” a direct reference to Metroid’s “Chozo statues,” to gain new abilities. Some abilities give Juan new combat options with each move’s color corresponds to similarly colored obstacles in the world, requiring Juan to learn specific moves before accessing certain areas.[4] Other abilities include movement upgrades, such as a double jump, and the ability to cross between the world of the living and the world of the dead. [5]

Plot

In a small village in Mexico, Juan Aguacate is a humble agave farmer who is in love with El Presidente's Daughter. When an evil charro skeleton named Carlos Calaca attacks the village and kidnaps El Presidente's Daughter, Juan is killed by Carlos during his attempt to stop him and winds up in the land of the dead. There, a mysterious luchador named Tostada gives Juan a mysterious mask that transforms him into a powerful luchador and brings him back to the world of the living. It is now up to Juan to stop Carlos from sacrificing El Presidente's Daughter in a ritual that will allow him to take both the living and dead worlds.

Development and release

The DrinkBox development team

The game was originally released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in April 2013, with cross-buy support and additional missions and costumes released as downloadable content (DLC). Guacamelee!: Gold Edition, released on Steam in August 2013, includes the previously released DLC, as well as Steam Workshop support, allowing players to create their own character skins using Adobe Flash and share them online. This version was later released for OS X and Linux in February 2014.[6] Guacamelee!: Super Turbo Championship Edition, which adds additional levels and bosses in addition to previous DLC, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Xbox 360, and Wii U in July 2014.[7][8] The game was a PlayStation Plus free title for subscribers during May 2015.[9] The idea behind the Mexican theme was originally proposed by the animator.[10]

Physical Edition

In July 2015, DrinkBox Studios teamed with the subscription box company, IndieBox, to distribute an exclusive, custom-designed, individually-numbered physical release of Guacamelee! This limited collector’s box included a flash-drive with a DRM-free game file, official soundtrack, instruction manual, Steam key, and various custom-made collectibles.[11]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PS4) 89.79%[12]
(XONE) 89.33%[13]
(WII U) 88.86%[14]
(PC) 88.59%[15]
(VITA) 86.75%[16]
(PS3) 86.54%[17]
(360) 85.00%[18]
Metacritic(WII U) 90/100[19]
(XONE) 88/100[20]
(PC) 88/100[21]
(PS4) 87/100[22]
(VITA) 87/100[23]
(PS3) 84/100[24]
Review score
PublicationScore
IGN9.0/10[4]

Guacamelee! was selected as a nominee at Indiecade in August 2012.[25] The game was also nominated for the 2013 Independent Games Festival for Excellence in Visual Art.[26] IGN gave the game a 9.0,[4] citing that the game's only misfire was the short length.

Juan will be appearing as a playable cameo character in the upcoming Wii U and PC game Hex Heroes.[27] Both Juan and Tostada appear as playable "guest-star" characters in the Wii U game Runbow.[28] Juan is also set to appear in Indivisible as a playable party member. [29]

References

  1. ↑ "New DrinkBox Game Announced–Guacamelee! «". Drinkboxstudios.com. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Guacamelee! PS3! PS Vita! Pub Fund! Chickens! – PlayStation.Blog". PlayStation Blog. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Release Date Announced". IGN. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Moriarty, Colin (8 April 2013). "Guacamelee Review". IGN. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 Brown, Peter (9 April 2013). "Guacamelee! is so full of personality and challenging gameplay that it's a shame it ever has to end.". Gamespot. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Matulef, Jeffrey (31 July 2013). "Guacamelee: Gold Edition launches next week on Steam •". Eurogamer. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Hinkle, David. "Rumor: Guacamelee coming to PS4, Xbox One with new content". Joystiq. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Dyer, Mitch (5 March 2014). "Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition Announced". IGN. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (29 April 2015). "PlayStation Plus' free games for May include Guacamelee, Hohokum, Unfinished Swan". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  10. ↑ http://thezarf.com/guacamelee-interview-with-chris-mcquinn-of-drinkbox-studios/
  11. ↑ "What’s In The Box? It’s TheIndieBox, Guacamelee edition!". Nerd Essentials. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for PS4". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for Xbox One". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for Wii U". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Guacamelee! Gold Edition for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Guacamelee! for PlayStation Vita". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Guacamelee! for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for Wii U Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Guacamelee! Gold Edition for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  23. ↑ "Guacamelee! for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  24. ↑ "Guacamelee! for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  25. ↑ "The 2012 IndieCade Finalists In Full In A Long List". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  26. ↑ "The 16th Annual Independent Games Festival". Igf.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  27. ↑ Prismatic Games LLC (27 March 2014). "First Cameos Revealed!". Kickstarter. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "Shovel Knight, Rusty, and more join Runbow". Nintendo Everything. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  29. ↑ "Lab Zero's Indivisible to feature characters from Shovel Knight, Guacamelee! and more". Polygon.
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