Suda 51 is no stranger to unique games, but his latest one is a perfect fusion of tried-and-true gameplay and fresh, artistic style.
At first glance, Black Knight Sword seems like a simple platformer with an art style similar to LittleBigPlanet, but peel back the surface and this game is much more. It plays like the classic platformers of the 16-bit era but the controls are silky smooth, the environments are dynamic, and the enemies are varied.
Hardcore Gamer: Starting April 16, the game will be half-off on XBLA, and only cost 400 MS points, or $5, instead of 800.
Black Knight Sword is a sub-par, boring, and repulsive game that fails to be the throwback it was made out to be. Insane graphics, flying on giant chickens and being molested by melon-headed perverts aren’t substantial enough ideas to save what is otherwise a bare-boned action platforming experience.
munkimatt says:"It’s necessary to approach any game by Suda51 with an open mind. The Grasshopper Studio auteur has created some of the most downright bizarre games of the last few years with killer7, No More Heroes and, more recently, Lollipop Chainsaw being the most recognisable of his works. Black Knight Sword marks his studio’s second collaboration with Hungarian developers Digital Reality after 2012’s well received shoot ‘em up Sine Mora."
