Balancelot Review (PlayStation 4)

Balancelot Review (PlayStation 4)

Use your controller or keyboard to balance the clumsy but fully functional unicycle. Thrust the threatening mythical monsters with your sharpened lance as they sit on your way to glory. Climbing over the dead enemies with your unicycle may be the last climb you take.

Pros:

  • Nice hand-drawn graphics.
  • 172.7MB download size.
  • Platinum trophy.
  • Easy Platinum trophy.
  • Tutorial signs.
  • Platformer gameplay.
  • Gimmick-you have to navigate a level all whilst balancing your character with the shoulder buttons. You fail if you fall too far forward or backward.
  • Checkpoints.
  • Can attack enemies.
  • Minimalistic animation style.
  • Hardcore mode.
  • Six characters to unlock in Bouncelot mode.
  • Two sets of levels, Bouncelot, and Spooky island.
  • Twelve total characters with the ones from Spooky Island included.
  • Levels are timed for completion.
  • Cutesy cutscenes.
  • Death counter.

Balancelot Review (PlayStation 4)

Cons:

  • Takes a while to get used to the controls.
  • No sensitivity sliders.
  • The lance you have is the real enemy as it messes you up constantly.
  • Not the fastest restarts.
  • Checkpoints are far apart.
  • Can get like 90 percent of the trophies in the first level!
  • No replay value.
  • No leaderboards.

Balancelot Review (PlayStation 4)

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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