{"id":19472,"date":"2019-10-07T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T00:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=19472"},"modified":"2019-09-30T01:18:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T01:18:16","slug":"jet-kave-adventure-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/07\/jet-kave-adventure-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Jet Kave Adventure (Switch)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Kave is a brave hunter and chief of a group of Neanderthals.\u00a0 But one day he gets banished from his tribe for some reason.\u00a0 While wandering about alone, he sees a mysterious craft crash land, and on closer inspection, he spies an ancient alien exit the downed spaceship and zips towards a volcano.\u00a0 In his haste, the alien drops a futuristic jet pack, which Kave puts on and decides to go after the alien to find out what he\u2019s up to and win back his tribe in the process.\u00a0 Jet Kave Adventure is a 2.5D platformer and is an exclusive download on the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n

Kave has a myriad of moves at his disposal.\u00a0 He can use his primal athleticism to jump, wall jump, run on all fours and duck, as well as shoot out a limited number of pellets from his slingshot and swing his club to dispatch fierce dinosaurs, giant bugs, and other prehistoric beasts.\u00a0 He can also use his new jetpack for even more moves.\u00a0 He can glide in the air for a short while (the jetpack has limited fuel but refills over a short time).\u00a0 By holding down the R shoulder button, he can also slow down time and set a direction to get a burst of speed from his jetpack.\u00a0 This is handy for when you need a quick boost upward, or when you need to break rocks blocking your way, or push giant boulders and more.\u00a0 Every so often, Kave may have to defeat bosses like rival cavemen or a charging mastodon.\u00a0 And sometimes he may have to challenge auto-scrolling segments with a hang glider or jet upwards through a canyon.\u00a0 While you may have a lot of moves, the game does a good job of gradually introducing you to them.\u00a0 Play control is pretty good most of the time, but I did have trouble every now and then with wall jumps.<\/p>\n

As you play, you\u2019ll collect a variety of different items.\u00a0 Scattered about the levels are seeds.\u00a0 Collect enough of them and visit a shop between levels to buy items and upgrades.\u00a0 You can increase your health, wield a larger club, get more jetpack fuel, and more.\u00a0 Hidden in each world is a gold statue for you to find, too, for an extra challenge.\u00a0 When you defeat enemies and hit certain plants, food will pop out.\u00a0 But when you collect it, you won\u2019t immediately fill your energy.\u00a0 The food actually fills a separate \u2018food meter\u2019 represented by a couple of drumsticks (instead of hearts).\u00a0 When one is full, then you can press the A button to eat food and then fill your health.\u00a0 So you can choose exactly when to regain energy.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if it really makes the game better, but it is an interesting idea.<\/p>\n

For most players, this game will probably remind them of other 2-D platformers like Donkey Kong Country.\u00a0 Especially DKC Returns what with the jetpack and all.\u00a0 Although while the game isn\u2019t too terribly original or quite as good as DKC, it\u2019s still a competent platformer.\u00a0 For some reason, the game also makes me think of Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninjas a little bit.\u00a0 Unfortunately, like Donkey Kong Country Returns, there comes a point in this game where it just gets way too hard (especially with bosses), but that\u2019s really the only main problem I had with the game.<\/p>\n

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Jet Kave Adventure is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You can hit dinosaurs and giant bugs with your club, but they just disappear with a splat when defeated.\u00a0 When you or a boss runs out of energy, most of the time you or them just fall over with dizzy pterodactyl birds spinning around your head.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, but not necessary just to play, as cave paintings provide picture cues for the control instructions.\u00a0 Younger gamers may find the game too difficult, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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