{"id":23179,"date":"2023-03-06T00:01:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T00:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=23179"},"modified":"2023-02-23T12:47:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T12:47:52","slug":"albacete-warrior-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/06\/albacete-warrior-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Albacete Warrior (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/albacete_bxo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-23154\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ALBACETE_BXO-150x86.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ALBACETE_BXO-150x86.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ALBACETE_BXO.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Play as a ninja in Spain in this beat \u2018em up featuring sprite based characters against 3-D backdrops.\u00a0 Joining you is your faithful pet chicken Pepito and your sensei Paco in this game available for all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n<p>You can punch and kick, as well as use fellow monks as shields.\u00a0 You can also swing your pet around like a weaponized rubber chicken as well.\u00a0 I found myself doing this most often as you have a longer reach.\u00a0 And that\u2019s pretty much all you do in the game.\u00a0 Multiplayer is supported, which is always good in a beat \u2018em up.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t stay interested in this one long mainly because it\u2019s way too hard.\u00a0 Plus you can\u2019t exit out of a combo once you start, which can leave you open to attacks, and that was frustrating.\u00a0 It\u2019s not the worst thing I\u2019ve ever played, but with so many much better beat \u2018em ups out there like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/15\/streets-of-rage-4-ps4-switch-xbox-one-pc\/\"><strong>Streets of Rage 4<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/08\/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shredders-revenge-ps4-switch-xbox-one-pc\/\"><strong>TMNT: Shredder\u2019s Revenge,<\/strong><\/a> I\u2019d rather just play those.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/albacete_screen-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23181\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ALBACETE_SCREEN-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ALBACETE_SCREEN-1.jpg 499w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ALBACETE_SCREEN-1-300x155.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ALBACETE_SCREEN-1-150x77.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Albacete Warrior is rated M for Mature with ESRB descriptors of Blood, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Suggestive Themes, and Strong Language.\u00a0 Characters explode in pixel shades of red when defeated, and your ninja is a heavy drinker and cusses a lot in the text, making him not very likable.\u00a0 Because of this and the high difficulty level, this game is best for older players only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play as a ninja in Spain in this beat \u2018em up featuring sprite based characters against 3-D backdrops.\u00a0 Joining you is your faithful pet chicken Pepito and your sensei Paco in this game available for all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here. 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