It’s easy to be critical, sometimes overly so, of sequels or remakes based on beloved games from the glorious age of 16-bit gaming and prior to that era.Rocket Knight AdventuresandSparksterboth fall under this wide category, and with the upcomingRocket Knightfor XBLA/PSN/Steam, relaxing isn’t easy.
Thevery first glimpsewe got of this Climax-developed platformer was decent, but ended up being more worrisome than anything else. There are so many things that can go wrong, which is why these new takes on familiar franchises often end in sadness.
To be completely frank, I’m still not sold on the visuals inRocket Knight. At least in this new footage, you can tell the team has been doing some tweaking — the HUD is slightly refined, and there appears to be a heck of a lot more detail to the backgrounds.
Like I said, it’s nearly impossible to please us. I remain hopeful that this game might turn out to be all right, primarily because the motions, moves, and basic platforming look to all be in good order. With the video being only the first stage, I am pretty curious to see where Climax takes this game further in.
