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Dodo Peak

Developer: Moving Pieces Interactive

Publisher: Screenwave Media

Puzzle
Budget
Other
Action
Arcade
  • Price: $7.99 $9.99 (20% Off!)
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  • Release Date: Jul 31, 2020
  • Number of Players: 1
  • On Sale Through: Apr 9, 2024 [$7.99]
  • Lowest Historic Price: $6.99
  • ESRB Rating: E [Everyone]
Reviews:
  • There’s nothing I enjoy more with indies than games that defy expectation. At first glance Dodo Peak looks like a pretty straight-forward action puzzle game that’s just going to be cute and somewhat benign. Oh, but how deceptive it is. While not everyone may be as much of an arcade nerd as I am what I appreciate the most about the game is its mix of elements from a few different games. While everyone I’ve seen has been keen to mention Q*Bert, which you can absolutely see bits of, the deep cut here is a less-known game called Flicky. The fact that the eggs you collect trail you and you’ll need to be mindful of them (even as there get to be more and more of them) when they’re in danger really cranks up the challenge and planning that will be required. You can’t just squeak yourself through a tough spot, you’ll need every member of your brood in tow to make it as well so that’s where planning will need to come in as well. While in the early going your ideal route is relatively simple, and possibly even outright dictated, the further you go the more things open up and you’ll need to contemplate how best to proceed. While it is by no means a massive game the budget price, polished presentation, and mix of multiple arcade classics as well as modern sensibilities really make it stand out from the crowd in the eShop.


    Justin Nation, Score:
    Nindie Choice! [8.5]
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