Guacamelee!

Guacamelee! (PS3)

2013

System
PlayStation 3
Publisher
Drinkbox Studios
Developer
Drinkbox Studios

8.0

Game Rating

User Ratings: 73

Our Review: 8/10

Overview

Number of Players
2
Genre
Action, Platformer
Release Date

PlayStation Store

  • US 9th Apr 2013, $14.99
  • EU 10th Apr 2013, £9.99
Series
Guacamelee!
Tags
Wrestling
Feature Support
Cross-Buy, Cross-Save, Cross-Controller
Official Site
guacamelee.com
Also Available On
PS Vita

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Reviews

  • Review Guacamelee! (PlayStation 3)

    Viva la lucha

    Besides being a brilliant pun, Guacamelee! is a potent mix of platforming and brawling, wrapped-up in a cartoon-styled Mexico. The delightful Metroidvania-inspired adventure takes plenty of props from the greats that solidified the genre, but gracefully manages to maintain its own charm and personality, resulting in a digital download...

About The Game

Guacamelee! is a Metroid-vania style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican inspired world.

The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters. Guacamelee builds upon the classic open-world Metroid-vania style of games, by adding a strong melee combat component, a new dimension switching mechanic, and cooperative same-screen multiplayer for the entire story. The game also blurs the boundaries between combat and platforming by making many of the moves useful and necessary for both of these.

The game features a down on his luck Mexican named Juan Aguacate, who sets out to save the world when El Presidente’s Daughter is kidnapped by an Evil Charro Skeleton. The story takes place in and around a small village in Mexico, and has the player travelling through alternate dimensions: “The World of the Living” and “The World of the Dead” on his quest to rescue the girl he loves.