Poncho (video game)
Poncho | |
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Developer(s) | Delve Interactive |
Publisher(s) | Rising Star Games |
Platform(s) | Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U |
Release |
Windows November 3, 2015 Macintosh November 3, 2015 PlayStation 4 November 3, 2015 PlayStation Vita August 18, 2016 Wii U August 18, 2016 |
Genre(s) | action game |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Poncho (stylized as PONCHO) is an action game developed by Delve Interactive. It was released for Windows, Macintosh, and PlayStation 4 on November 3, 2015, and PlayStation Vita and Wii U on August 18, 2016.
Gameplay
The game consists of a robot and a poncho. Humanity has disappeared and only robots remain. Players make their mission through the world of pixelated parallax to find Poncho, their maker, and save humanity.[1]
Reception
The PC version has been reviewed on Destructoid with a score of 60/100.[2] The PS4 version has been reviewed on Hardcore Gamer with a score of 80/100.[3] On PSU.com, also for the PS4 version, the game was reviewed with a score of 80/100.[1] On GameCrate, the game's review score was 78/100.[4] On Push Square, the review score was 50/100.[5] Hardcore Gamer compared the game to Fez.[6]
The game was a commercial failure. In a blog post at Gamasutra published over a year after the game's release, Dan Hayes, a developer at Delve stated their company had "not yet made a single penny from Poncho". He further blamed Rising Star Games for a lack of support; the publisher responded by stating that Delve had consistently missed milestones.[7][8]
References
- 1 2 "Poncho PS4 Review". PSU.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Review: Poncho". Destructoid. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Review: Poncho | Hardcore Gamer". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Review: Poncho packs a punch for retro platformers | GameCrate". GameCrate. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Poncho Review - PS4 | Push Square". Push Square. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ Campbell, Spencer (July 15, 2015). "Poncho Scratches that Fez-Shaped Itch and More". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ↑ Julian Benson (2017-01-11). "UPDATED: Developer Says Publisher Sabotaged His Game". Kotaku. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ↑ Dan Hayes (2017-01-06). "PONCHO - A Postmortem". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2017-05-12.