{"id":12175,"date":"2014-07-30T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T00:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=12175"},"modified":"2014-07-20T22:55:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T22:55:29","slug":"guacamelee-super-turbo-championship-edition-360-xbox-one-wii-u-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/30\/guacamelee-super-turbo-championship-edition-360-xbox-one-wii-u-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (360, Xbox One, Wii U, PS4)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GUACA_BOX\"<\/a>Juan is a humble Mexican farmer, but one day while helping prepare for his village\u2019s Day of the Dead festivities, a group of evil skeletons kidnaps El Presidente\u2019s daughter, who is also Juan\u2019s childhood friend.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0These skeletons, led by the evil Calaca, plan to merge the world of the dead with the world of the living, and they kill Juan before he can rescue the girl.\u00a0 Stuck in the world of the dead, Juan finds a mysterious mask.\u00a0 When he puts it on, he becomes a strong and powerful Luchador.\u00a0 The guardian of the mask, a lady named Tostada, tells Juan that the mask not only gives him the power of a Luchador, but will also allow him to return to the world of the living so he can rescue El Presidente\u2019s daughter, defeat Calaca and his minions, and save both worlds in the process.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know what is different in the Super Turbo Championship Edition of Guacamelee, since I never played the original, but this downloadable game is a 2-D action platformer with Metroid-style exploration and combo-based fighting gameplay (360 version reviewed here).<\/p>\n

Juan must explore the vast land, gathering clues from townsfolk in villages and fighting off skeletons and other undead baddies out in the forests, deserts, and temples he\u2019ll explore.\u00a0\u00a0 He can punch and throw bad guys and chain together button presses for powerful combos.\u00a0 By looking in every nook and cranny, Juan can find special abilities that\u2019ll help him overcome obstacles and reach previously blocked areas.\u00a0 He\u2019ll learn moves like body slams and uppercuts that\u2019ll help him break certain colored blocks, and he\u2019ll learn other moves, too, such as wall climbing and double jumping to improve his mobility.\u00a0 Use these moves sparingly as they\u2019ll decrease your stamina bar, but don\u2019t worry, it refills over time.\u00a0 By searching and backtracking, you\u2019ll find other treasures, too, that\u2019ll increase your health and stamina bars, and more!<\/p>\n

By defeating enemies, you\u2019ll earn pesos that you can use to buy upgrades and costumes at the altars scattered about the land.\u00a0 These altars also act as save points, too.\u00a0 You can buy some health and stamina upgrades as well as permanent stat-increasing boosters.\u00a0 You can also purchase costumes that\u2019ll affect how you fight in different ways.\u00a0 You\u2019ll want to stock up so you can tackle the bad guys in both the world of the dead and the living.\u00a0 Speaking of which, one of the major things you\u2019ll do in the game is solve puzzles and overcome obstacles by switching from either the dead or living worlds.\u00a0 Both are identical, but with subtle differences.\u00a0 At first you\u2019ll only be able to switch worlds at certain warp points, but later on you\u2019ll earn a power that\u2019ll let you switch worlds at will.\u00a0 It\u2019s kind of like how the light and dark world works in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.<\/p>\n

If there is any problem that I have with the game, it\u2019s that it can get a bit difficult, especially near the end.\u00a0 If you\u2019re like me and aren\u2019t as well-versed in combo moves in fighting games, then you may have a tougher time with this one.\u00a0 Plus, in order to get the \u2018good\u2019 ending, you have to find these super-secret hidden orbs that even I didn\u2019t know about until after I had already beaten it once.\u00a0 But with loads of secrets and hidden challenges to find, this game has plenty of replay value.\u00a0 And if the game does get too difficult for you, a second player can join in as Tostada to help out.\u00a0 Actually I wish you could play as Tostada in single player mode, as she seems much cooler than the Luchador even though they have the exact same move set.\u00a0 I also really liked the humor in the game, as it pokes fun of other popular video games like Mario, Mega Man, Wreck-It Ralph, Zelda, and especially Metroid!\u00a0 At any rate, Guacamelee is a fantastic game anyway and a must-download if you enjoy Metroid style adventures.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Suggestive Themes, and Use of Alcohol.\u00a0 Even though you punch and throw skeletons, demons, and other evil beings, they only fall apart or run away when defeated.\u00a0 The only blood I saw was in a cutscene where young Juan got a bloody nose.\u00a0 There is some mild language and suggestive themes in the text, but are used sparingly.\u00a0 There is a bar and wine barrels in the game, and one of the demons is a heavy drinker with a head of fire.\u00a0 But none of it is glorified in any way.\u00a0 Some families with strict religious beliefs may not like some of the themes of the game, which have to do with dealings with the devil and whatnot.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful and younger gamers may get frustrated at the difficulty.\u00a0 But luckily a second player can join in to help at any time.\u00a0 It\u2019s a bit of a stretch, but the game could also be considered somewhat educational as it showcases Mexican culture, language, and art through the themes and graphics in the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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