Beyond the Ice Palace 2

I played the original game back in the day and decided to give this a try. Overall, I liked it, and although the controls were a bit inconsistent and there were a shade too few checkpoints in later levels, I did finish the game. It definitely feels quite old school, but is still an enjoyable platformer. I especially liked when the theme music from the original game popped up, with a clever reference to the...

1 found this helpful, 2026-01-16

A game that dared ask the question of what if castlevania but with buff blue dude? Honestly it's a lot more than just a tribute to old school gaming. It's a solid and fun rump through what feels like a metroidvania lite. The movement mechanics are fun, enemies actually require use of you abilities to defeat and the presentation is beautiful.

1 found this helpful, 2026-06-20

Bad: - Devs like to waste players time - Intro movie plays every start of game, no one wants to watch it more then once, i should not need to hold for multiple seconds to skip - The title screen has a animation that forces you to wait also, at least give a option to hit any button and instant skip it - The controls are floaty as they get, but I can feel this is by design so I can live with it. - The ledge grabs...

0 found this helpful, 2026-09-18