Spelunky

Spelunky is a completely crazy rougelike/2D platformer game. Whole point of this game is to beat 4 main levels with 4 floors each and to possibly get as much gold as you can. Every level have different enemies, layout and traps. Death is permanent and with every death you start in completely different place, because floors are generated randomly. During your journey you can collect a lot of interesting items that will help you out like bombs, ropes or a more rare like compass or shotgun. It sounds pretty simple but it is not. Spelunky is insanely difficult game and I mean it. You will die because of enemies, traps, bad luck or your own bad ideas (like jumping on a carnivorous plant as this humble reviewer). Even after 100 deaths you just want to play more. It is so incredibly enjoyable that it won't bother you that you just died and have to start over again. Often you will just be laughing at how you died. Besides single-player mode you can also play deathmatch with bots or friends or just play co-op. The biggest disadvantage is that with no internet connection needed to play this game you cannot use Leaderboards or Daily Challenges and this may be a huge flaw for more competitive players. Music is nice, graphics are just like on the screenshots so only thing that is left for me is to recommend Spelunky with my whole heart. It is addictive, insanely hard but most importantly incredibly fun game!

This is the one, folks. Each level is fresh and different. You'll never traverse the same dungeon twice. Although there is a tutorial, the game let's death be the teacher. It is addicting. Before I knew it, I had already played the game 1000 times. There are endless, rewarding secrets that keep you trying and trying again. Do yourself a favor: don't look anything up! This game is meant to be experienced like a newborn experiences life for the first time. Experiment with the world. Toy with it. Screw up. You'll get better and better and find certain strategies that will help you survive. Be patient. You will die. A lot. THE SECRETS. You'll start to realize that there is more to the game than random platforming levels. Everything has a purpose. Everything ties together. This is a game that was loved and cherished by its developer. And you can see it the first time you hop in. The soundtrack is unforgettable. The controls are tight and flawless. I never felt like death was NOT my fault. The game is never cheap. If you die, you know you did something wrong. When I stumbled upon a major secret, my heart would drop, and I would leap out of my seat in excitement. I get chills remembering the moment I figured it all out. It was the most rewarding experience I have found in a game in years.

This game hooks you from the first minute you stumble into the mines. The fact that its randomly generated and that its a game that relies outright on skill makes it the perfect timekiller. Its just amazing how the games makes you learn about new dangers and obstacles all the time. You are going to suck at the beginning and gradually get better, but the levels increase in difficulty every level, and you have to learn as you go, some things you learn simply by dying. The interesting thing is that you never really level up or anything, you have the same abillities later in the game as in the beginning, so the game never helps you in any way, it is just pure skill and experience from the layouts, enemies and the landscape. You can play 4 player local co-op too, which you can use to ur advantage or ur doom, anyhow it is ton of fun and can lead to lots of funny situations. If you like video games, you should get this, its as simple as that. Anyone can love this.

... and then you die some more. Approaching 2000 Deaths without a single win. Gave up on trying to play though it from beginning to end, now just trying to somehow get through the last three levels and just face the end boss. 5/5, would die again.