Arkedo Series – 01 Jump is a retro game through and through, but it doesn’t necessarily understand what was, and wasn’t good about the frontier days of the industry. It has flashes of utter brilliance, but the experience is just not consistent enough to elevate the game to the upper echelons.
ATemporaryDistraction.com: "After absolutely loving the oversized pixels out of Pix’n Love Rush DX, I was delighted to find that Sanuk Games had their hand in a trio of similarly retro-themed games from Arkedo. After being XBLA Indie exclusives for a couple of years, Arkedo Series is finally making its way to the PlayStation Network with first entry 01 – Jump!, and while it never reaches the heights of giddy delight that Pix’n Love Rush did, it’s a beautiful, charming and challenging platformer that’s a must for those who love the pixellated graphics and intense difficulty of old-school platform games."
PushSquare: "Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. The Arkedo Series — originally developed for Microsoft’s Indie Games channel by Arkedo Games, and ported to the PS3 by Sanuk Games — epitomises that straight-forward premise."
DHGF: Ever since I played Big Bang Mini, I’ve been on the lookout for new games by Arkedo Studios. The game had all of the charm, color, and quality I could ask for. Imagine my happiness when I found out about the Arkedo Series arriving on the PSN. These were a series of games that were developed a couple of years ago for the 360′s indie service and were all well received. Finally, PS3 owners would get to experience them.
At the moment, the game is not available in the United States and no firm release date has been set. Thankfully, I have a European account and was able to get my hands on this baby.
