Digging A Modern Classic
Title: | Shovel Knight |
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Company: | Yacht Club Games |
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Developer(s)/Designer(s): |
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Year: | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Release Date: | June 26, 2014 (Wii U Version) | ||||||||||||||||||||
System: | Wii U, Windows, Steam, 3DS, OSX, Linux, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: | Adventure, Platformer | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratings/Suitable For Age Group?: | E for Everyone (Mild/Cartoon Violence) |
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Arcade Version?: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Port To Other Game Systems: | Wii U, Windows, Steam, 3DS, OSX, Linux, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One | ||||||||||||||||||||
Part of Franchise: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rarity/Availability: | Not rare, but available as physical copy or digital download across several systems/consoles. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Add'l Game System Peripheral Needed To Play?: | All are optional, but not necessary to play: Yes, the Shovel Knight Amiibo figurine... And the Gold Edition Shovel Knight Amiibo figurine! This special amiibo - released in December, 2019 - is compatible with the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Switch. It unlocks the Custom Knight mode for Shovel of Hope, co-op challenge stages in Shovel of Hope, Baron Set costume for Shovel Knight Showdown and Fairy of Shovelry in any Shovel Knight game. Additionally, optional controllers can be used with Wii U version. |
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1 or 2 Player: | 1 Player (2 Player Co-Op possible with Shovel Knight Amiibo on Wii U) |
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Number of Reserve Players: | 1 Player | ||||||||||||||||||||
1-UP's: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Life Meter: | Yes — start with 3, can build up to 10. |
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Password: | Yes (Inputting Passwords is possible, but not quite the classic sense because the game already saves progress.) |
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Battery: | No (But, being that the game is on modern systems, it saves progress digitally.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Continue?: | Yes - Unlimited | ||||||||||||||||||||
Perspective/Orientation Gameplay: | 2D and Horizontal/Vertical (Retraceable/Freedom to Backtrack) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Levels: | 8 Areas inhabited by the Order Of No Quarter Knights, the Tower Of Fate, plus the Village, the Armor Outpost, Wandering Travelers and several other landmarks on the World Map. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Checkpoints?: | Yes, but varies between 4 and 6 per Stage. |
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Save points?: | No, but game can be saved at any point by accessing Return To Map option. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Uninterrupted Play?: | Upon death of Shovel Knight, play stops and resumes from last checkpoint. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Internal Map(s)?: | Yes. World Map is an interactive part of gameplay. |
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Score?: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Difficulty Settings: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Time Limit?: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hero(es)/Heroine(s): |
Shovel Knight |
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Sidekick(s)/Cast?: |
Shield Knight Enchantress and her Order Of No Quarter (clockwise from left to right: Mole Knight, Polar Knight, King Knight, Specter Knight, Propeller Knight, Treasure Knight, Tinker Knight and Plague Knight) |
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Weapons: |
RELICS:
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Items: |
GEAR:
Armor Upgrades:
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Power-Ups: |
Chalices holding Ichor of:
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Power-Downs: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Main Enemy: | Spoiler alert! Click here to see |
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Person/Place Being Saved: | The Land and Shield Knight? |
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Objective/Goal: | Seal the Tower Of Fate and save Shield Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ending?: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Secret Code(s)?: | Yes! Currently, several cheat codes are available. [Click here for details from Secrets & Tips - CHEAT CODES, CHEAT CODES AND MORE CHEAT CODES Section of Shovel Knight Review.] |
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Stage Select: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invincibility: | Yes [Click here for details from Secrets & Tips - CHEAT CODES, CHEAT CODES AND MORE CHEAT CODES Section of Shovel Knight Review.] |
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Extra Players: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Continues: | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sound Test: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Secret Codes: | Several | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia/Little Known Facts: |
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