{"id":24336,"date":"2024-03-27T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T00:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=24336"},"modified":"2024-02-25T16:55:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T16:55:06","slug":"sydney-hunter-and-the-curse-of-the-mayan-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/27\/sydney-hunter-and-the-curse-of-the-mayan-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sydney Hunter is a brave, whip-wielding adventurous archeologist.\u00a0 Think Indiana Jones if he looked like a European comic book character.\u00a0 One day while exploring a Mayan pyramid, he gets trapped inside and now must collect pieces of a talisman and other doo-dads to stop a curse that\u2019ll release an evil god unto the world.\u00a0 This game is a retro styled 2-D platformer that looks like something that would\u2019ve been on a late 80s\/early 90s computer.\u00a0 It also gives me Pitfall vibes as well, and it\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

Sydney Hunter can move left and right as well as jump.\u00a0 He can also use weapons like a whip, and later he\u2019ll get other ones like a spear.\u00a0 From an inventory screen, you can also select secondary items for him to use, like bombs, healing potions, etc.\u00a0 You\u2019ll have to avoid traps and defeat enemies, because if you lose all your health, you\u2019ll have to start over from the last save point statue you used.\u00a0 You pick which levels you want to visit via a hub, and unlock them by collecting enough crystal skulls in the stages.\u00a0 The levels are maze like, but you only see one screen at a time.\u00a0 Other secret items you can find include gems for buying more healing items in the shop, and keys to open areas.\u00a0 At the end of each level is usually a boss for you to defeat.<\/p>\n

My main problem with this game is that it gets too darn hard!\u00a0 I had it set on \u201cEasy\u201d and after a few levels I just got bombarded.\u00a0 Some enemies are hard to see until it\u2019s too late, and I wish you either had more health or more save points.\u00a0 And a map would\u2019ve been handy, too.\u00a0 It\u2019s a shame because there\u2019s a lot about this game that I really like.\u00a0 Feels like a long lost Pitfall title.<\/p>\n

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Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Fantasy Violence and Mild Blood.\u00a0 I really didn\u2019t notice any blood, and you only hit pixelly enemies that disappear when defeated, and when you lose all your hearts, you just fall off the screen.\u00a0 Reading skill is a must for the text, and younger gamers may find it too difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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