There’s nothing wrong with a decent throwback budget platforming shooter when they manage to recapture the excitement of years past. Unfortunately, overall I wouldn’t consider Bucket Knight to have stuck the quality landing, making it a bit more disappointing. The look and music are there, but the general controls and even the level design are lacking. Even with very little in the way for you to do, essentially just jumping and shooting, the jump in particular feels a bit sluggish and even, at times, almost unreliable. Throw in sometimes meandering levels that don’t seem particularly inspired and it’s a struggle to recommend this title when there are so many better budget offerings out there.