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Cave Story+

Refreshed version of the heat adopted metroidvanii from 2004. In addition to the new graphics and soundtrack, the title boasts three different levels of difficulty.

Action | platform | 2D | metroidvania | indie games

Cave Story+ Release Date

22Nov2011

PC

20Jun2017

Switch

developer: Studio Pixel publisher: Nicalis Official website

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Cave Story+ is a refreshed version of Cave Story - a warmly-received metroidvania game, which debuted in 2004 on PCs, to eventually see a release on Nintendo consoles.

Story

As in the original, in Cave Story+ the player takes on the role of Quote, who wakes up with amnesia on a large flying island. The protagonist quickly finds a village inhabited by the so-called Mimigas - peaceful, rabbit-like creatures harassed by the mad Doctor, and our characters become the creatures' last hope. The hero embarks on a dangerous journey to confront the mad scientist and his henchmen.

Mechanics

The action in Cave Story+ is shown on the side. The gamplay revolves around crossing vast labyrinth-like levels, jumping on platforms and avoiding countless obstacles and traps, and combat. Among the adversaries there are both smaller ones, not too dangerous, as well as over twenty powerful bosses. In the clashes we use ten types of weapons, which can be further improved as we make progress. However, encounters with NPCs help us to find useful tips.

Technical aspects

Cave Story+ stands out from the original mainly due to three different difficulty levels and six new game modes. The visuals have also been improved (although it is still possible to switch to their original version) and an interesting option has been implemented, thanks to which the visuals change depending on the prevailing period of the year (Halloween, Christmas). Moreover, a new soundtrack has been composed - apart from classic, chiptune's music, we can be accompanied by refreshed versions of well-known songs, as well as completely new sounds.

Last updated on 07 July 2017

Game mode: single player  

User score: 7.6 / 10 based on 70 votes.

Age restrictions Cave Story+: Good for all ages.

Cave Story+ System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Minimum:
  • Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz
  • 512 MB RAM
  • graphic card Intel HD or better
  • 200 MB HDD
  • Windows XP
  • Recommended:
  • Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
  • 512 MB RAM
  • graphic card 256 MB Geforce 7600 or better
  • 200 MB HDD
  • Windows 7
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