Spelunky
Spelunky uses procedural caves, resource decisions, and permanent death for dense platform action with changing routes and risks. 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
- 8.9 / 10
About this game
Spelunky uses procedural caves, resource decisions, and permanent death for dense platform action with changing routes and risks. System interaction and generation offer huge replay, while precise rules make failures instructive. Permadeath and hidden knowledge are severe, and small-screen chaos can reduce readability. The assessment is limited to the catalogued handheld release. This description covers the original ps-vita 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
Spelunky is a roguelike platforming series where changing caves, usable objects and lethal traps reward improvisation. Each expedition asks you to read the room, weigh treasure against danger and live with the consequences of a jump or thrown object.
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Spelunky uses procedural caves, resource decisions, and permanent death for dense platform action with changing routes and risks.
System interaction and generation offer huge replay, while precise rules make failures instructive. Permadeath and hidden knowledge are severe, and small-screen chaos can reduce readability. The assessment is limited to the catalogued handheld release. Overall, its main strengths are System interaction and generation offer huge replay; Precise rules make failures instructive. Its material limitations are Permadeath and hidden knowledge are severe; Small-screen chaos can reduce readability. 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
- System interaction and generation offer huge replay
- Precise rules make failures instructive
Weaknesses
- Permadeath and hidden knowledge are severe
- Small-screen chaos can reduce readability
Who it is for: Players who value system interaction and generation offer huge replay and accept this handheld release's limits.
Play notes: Expect permadeath and hidden knowledge are severe and small-screen chaos can reduce readability.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Precise rules make failures instructive; Small-screen chaos can reduce readability. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension System interaction and generation offer huge replay; Permadeath and hidden knowledge are severe. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Precise rules make failures instructive; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps-vita release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Permadeath and hidden knowledge are severe. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Publisher
- BlitWorksMossmouthXbox Game Studios
- Release date
- 2012
- Platforms
- PlayStation Vita
- 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
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- High DifficultyRogueliteSide-scrollingReplayablePlatformingShort SessionsProcedural Generation2D Graphics
- 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 PCWorldwide2013
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideAug 26, 2021
- Xbox 360Worldwide2012
- PlayStation VitaWorldwide2012
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Sources
- www.nintendo.com