Guacamelee! 2
Fight skeletal enemies and tackle platforming challenges as luchador Juan, whose wrestling moves and powered-up chicken form both contribute to combat and exploration through a Mexican folklore-inspired world.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.6 / 10
About this game
Juan returns to an adventure across the worlds of the living and the dead, using wrestling moves against skeletal enemies and through platforming challenges. Guacamelee! 2 brings those activities together: its move set includes Eagle Boost and Pollo Shot, while Juan's chicken form also has powers for fighting, traversal and exploration. As you explore, trainers teach new movement and combat skill sets. Progress therefore includes learning additional ways to use Juan's abilities, alongside confronting enemies and crossing the environment. Mexican culture and folklore shape the setting, with an Electro-Mexican soundtrack accompanying the adventure. You can play alone or bring friends into drop-in local co-op for up to four players, with a compatible controller needed for each participant.
Collected in series
Guacamelee! turns Mexican wrestling into an exploration adventure, with punches, throws and acrobatic moves opening paths through a colorful world. Mexican folklore and journeys between the living and the dead give its platforming a playful supernatural flavor.
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A good design match for players who want fighting and platforming to draw on the same evolving abilities.
Moves serving both combat and traversal can make learning Juan's abilities useful beyond a single kind of challenge. The chicken form extends that connection, giving players who enjoy experimenting with different forms another focus for exploration.
Strengths
- Abilities spanning combat and platforming can give learning a new move more than one practical purpose.
- Chicken powers connect an unusual character form to fighting and exploration, rather than leaving it as decoration.
Weaknesses
- Players seeking mostly relaxed exploration may find the emphasis on performing platforming moves less aligned with their preferences.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy wrestling-themed action, movement challenges and learning abilities, either alone or with a local co-op group.
Play notes: The verified co-op setup is local, with a compatible controller required for each player.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Encountering trainers gives skill learning a place within exploration, potentially making new capabilities part of the journey's sense of development. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The overlap between wrestling, traversal and chicken powers may appeal most to players who enjoy putting an ability to several uses. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Mexican folklore and the Electro-Mexican soundtrack can provide a coherent thematic backdrop for the luchador adventure. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Drop-in local co-op may make group participation convenient, provided each participant has a compatible controller. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- DrinkBox Studios
- Publisher
- DrinkBox Studios
- Release date
- 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- 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
- Third PersonMain Story Under 10 HoursSolo-friendlyReplayablePlatformingLinear Levels3D GraphicsReal-time CombatFast-pacedDodge
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayerCo-op
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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