Albacete Warrior Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · February 15, 2023

For this Albacete Warrior Review, where we Take the role of Spanish ninja Benito, his chicken pal Pepito and his sensei Paco as they embark on a bizarre adventure across the globe! Presented in a mix of 3D environments and 2D pixel art sprites, Albacete Warrior takes traditional side-scrolling beat ‘em up combat into a new dimension, allowing players to “cockslap” hordes of enemies with Benito’s feathered buddy Pepito while running and wall jumping through a huge variety of 3D stages.

Albacete Warrior Review Pros:

2D pixel art in a 3D pixel art world graphics.
3.7GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Local two-player support.
Action gameplay.
Tutorial signs as you play.
Humor throughout.
Checkpoints.
Unlock new abilities as you play through.
Mashy combat with combos.
Pixel art gore.
A wide range of combos.
Health pickups can be found.
Has a sprinkling of platforming.
Big open spaces.
Hidden Collectibles.
Level select from the menu.

Albacete Warrior Review Cons:

No voicework.
Checkpoints are far apart meaning a lot of replaying of the same sections over.
Mashy combat.
When you earn or unlock a new ability, it doesn’t tell you how to do it.
So easy to get caught up in the scenery.
Enemies are varied but there are many that just explode.
Healing animation is long and getting hit when doing it will reduce how much you heal.
You don’t get any help with what to do in order to advance.
You die far too easily.