Review: Caveman Warriors (Nintendo Switch)

Review by Harvard L.

Caveman Warriors is a game which wears its influence on its sleeve. Developed by Spanish studio JandaSoft, it’s a co-op platformer with four characters, each with unique abilities which will need to used together to navigate a variety of far-fetched levels. Listing games like New Super Mario Bros., Joe & Mac and Trine as inspirations, I said to myself “yeah, I can see that” within minutes of playing. This also becomes the game’s biggest shortcoming – its desire to replicate the feel of many retro games by cherry picking mechanics is hampered by its failing to understand the context which made those mechanics engaging.

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