Cave Story+
Cave Story on 3DS follows an amnesiac robot through a cave world of exploration, shooting, weapon leveling, route discovery, and a character-driven story with multiple endings. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.0 / 10
About this game
Cave Story on 3DS follows an amnesiac robot through a cave world of exploration, shooting, weapon leveling, route discovery, and a character-driven story with multiple endings. Precise movement, weapon growth, map secrets, and narrative form a tight loop with substantial routes in a compact game. Some ending conditions are opaque and punishing, and the 3DS release identity must be distinguished from the original year. The core design remains exceptional. This description covers the original nintendo-3ds release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Cave Story centres on Studio Pixel's adventure of jumping, shooting and exploring a mysterious underground world. Its rabbit-like Mimiga also appear in a separate holiday spin-off built around sneaking and puzzles.
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Cave Story on 3DS follows an amnesiac robot through a cave world of exploration, shooting, weapon leveling, route discovery, and a character-driven story with multiple endings.
Precise movement, weapon growth, map secrets, and narrative form a tight loop with substantial routes in a compact game. Some ending conditions are opaque and punishing, and the 3DS release identity must be distinguished from the original year. The core design remains exceptional. Overall, its main strengths are Precise action and weapon growth; Map secrets and multiple-ending narrative. Its material limitations are Harsh hidden-ending conditions; Platform-year distinction required. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Precise action and weapon growth
- Map secrets and multiple-ending narrative
Weaknesses
- Harsh hidden-ending conditions
- Platform-year distinction required
Who it is for: Players who value precise action and weapon growth.
Play notes: Expect harsh hidden-ending conditions and platform-year distinction required.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Map secrets and multiple-ending narrative; Platform-year distinction required. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Precise action and weapon growth; Harsh hidden-ending conditions. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Map secrets and multiple-ending narrative; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original nintendo-3ds release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Harsh hidden-ending conditions. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Studio Pixel
- Publisher
- Oonaki WWWNicalisStudio Pixel
- Release date
- 2004
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- PlatformingSide-scrolling2D GraphicsMultiple EndingsPixel ArtScience FictionMetroidvaniaSolo-friendlyShootingExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2004
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
- Nintendo 3DSWorldwide2004
- WiiWorldwide2010
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Sources
- www.nintendo.com