Nikoderiko The Magical World Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · Published October 15, 2024 · Updated October 15, 2024

Nikoderiko The Magical World Review, Join Niko and Luna on their quest in Nikoderiko, a vibrant platform adventure. With family-friendly design, couch co-op, and various gameplay themes such as minecarts, chase levels, expansive 3D areas, and underwater adventures, Nikoderiko promises a magical journey for all ages!

Nikoderiko The Magical World Review Pros:

Nice big bright graphics.
10.21GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Video settings – motion blur, screenshake, brightness slider, and graphics mode set to performance or quality.
Subtitles support.
Two game difficulties – easy and normal.
Local two-player Co-op support.
Uses the DualShock speaker for a lot of the sound effects adding more depth to scenes.
In-game cutscenes and interactions.
You can skip cutscenes and fast-forward interactions.
Voiced characters.
Action platformer gameplay.
World map level select.
Inspired by games like a rash Bandicoot and Rayman.
Actions – jump, high jump, wall jumping, slide, pick up and throw certain items, glide, and ground pound.
The game moves at a fast pace and the controls are very tight and responsive.
A lot of hidden Collectibles from gems to coins, keys, and collecting letters to spell NIKO.
Bonus rooms can be found by entering and getting shot out of the cannon.
Hidden areas within the world.
Excellent looking locations with fantastic lighting.
Ride and use animals and each one is unique like the Crocodiycan eat and spit out enemies, frogs can jump higher etc.
2.5D game World.
Nice soundtrack.
Fast loading times and respawning.
The collectible gold flies act, move, and sound just like the ones you collect in Rayman.
Cool-looking actions and animations.
You can take out enemies in many ways and they may only be vulnerable to certain attacks.
Replay levels as each shows how many Collectibles you have and are missing.
You have a heart system so every hit takes a heart until game over and you can collect hearts as you play to replenish them.
At the end of a level, you mash the button to smash the bulb again.
Camp is a button prompt on the map and here you can buy a chest with in-game coins for music, art, and island views.
The treasury is in the camp and you can view models of characters and locations, listen to music, etc.
The game nails that dopamine hit from getting collectibles, hitting objectives, etc.
Its a solid game with a lot of replay value for the collectibles in a level.
I like that the levels are just big enough that it feels like you have some say over where to go.

Nikoderiko The Magical World Review Cons:

You cannot remap the controls.
Managing menus is all off the stick, the d-pad doesn’t work at all.
Boss battles are not fun and are just huge difficulty spikes.
The game is fine for kids generally but the boss fights and angled levels could cause issues.
All the unlocks are not that appealing.
Voice work is sporadic and it makes the game quiet and Lifeless when not being used.
No tutorials.
Doesn’t offer any accessibility options.
Little replay value.
It can be hard to make out what you can and cannot jump on or what you can throw.
Levels will have a fork in the road and if you go the proper way first then you get locked out from going back through the level and instead have to replay the level.