Goblin Sword

It’s hard to believe I hadn’t heard of this game prior to stumbling upon it. If you want a complete side-scrolling action hame similar to mega-man or Super Mario this game is for you. The graphics are colorful and varied, the levels have differing enemies with different attacking styles to keep things interesting and the game introduces new elements like icy blocks, lava and falling blocks as you progress. I personally also love that there are multiple weapons with varying effects and special attacks, different armor and a really neat buff system which are called relics. Similar to rings in Dark Souls they give you permanent buffs like increased speed, increased magic bar or increased defense as long as you are using the relic with that skill. Many to acquire so the game stays feeling very fresh, which is also due to how much thought went into the level design. If this game had been on the SNES (and if feels like it could have been) it would have been a hit. The controls are very responsive which made navigating the levels so much easier. This game is a steal at 2 or 3 dollars and I personally can’t recommend it enough. Outstanding retro platformer which is among the best I’ve seen on IOS.

Great game. My favorite action game/platformer by far on the iPhone. Whoever said this game is uninspired and depressing must play way too many games or otherwise being approaching this from a "hardcore" or "critic" view that is overly jaded. This game is really fantastic, it actually has amazing gameplay that is balanced. The gear has an impact on your character visually and adds welcome variation to the gameplay without altering the basic challenge of each level. You can't be OP, and the difficulty seems to always be at the right spot. It is great value for what you pay. Its easy to pick up for a quick level or play for hours depending on what you feel like. It has kept me playing until almost 100% completion. The only thing is the story - I was like "what story?" I just played through all the levels and twice the game randomly "ended" after I killed some bosses and I was like wth happened. Who cares though, I didn't even want a story, I like to play this while I listen to podcasts or talk to someone on the phone for a long time. Besides that I agree with all the stuff the other people say about it. Just great!

This game is fantastic! I love the graphics and the retro style, while still having polished and smooth animation! It's challenging, but somehow in a fantastic way! Just (SPOILER ALERT! BEEP BEEP! SPOILER ALERT!) I wish you could actually wield the goblin sword. Or, like, if you get the ending where you take the sword and rule the world, there could be, like, a battle inside the players head where it's his good side (green) vs his bad side (red). Then if you choose to play as the bad side and win then you could take the sword and get an ending where you take the sword and rule the world, or if you play as the good side and win then you can get the goblin sword and control its evil and use it in game, but not at its full potential so it doesn't take control of you. (SPOILER ALERT IS OVER. I REPEAT, NO MORE SPOILERS.) Also, can we have a place where we can completely customize our character. All in all though, if you have $2.00 you're willing to spend and you're considering buying Goblin Sword, the buy it. Please, buy it and you can kill your boredom like never before!

Honestly, this game is one of the best and most fun games I have ever played on any system. I dare say, it could flat out compete with the the little guy with a mustache ;)...seriously. The retro style is amazing in its simplicity, yet simple it is NOT. It's the perfect amount of challenge to keep you focused for hours upon hours. Just don't give up! The fun is the challenge and you sometimes need to play a level 20X to get the patterns and timing down, but the payoff is huge! Lots of secrets to find to make replay value through the roof. The value I got out of this would be the equivalent of buying a brand new PS4 or XBox game for $1(but I promise, this will be better!). I play it on my iPad while my 7 year old plays it on his(I am 39) and we have so much fun together. Buy this game! To the developers, PLEASE make a sequel, you guys rock and your logo should be on the next dollar bill(which I still have many of because your game price was so reasonable). THANK YOU.

Absolutely fantastic. I sincerely applaud the developers who made this. In today's age of "pay to win" tactics and cheap gimmicks, I honestly feel like the people that made this weren't in it for the money, they just wanted to create a good game. And they did. No in-app purchases or garbage timers until you can play again. The level design is ingenious and really thought out. The game runs amazingly, I have played this game for countless hours and have encountered no bugs. The dev team continues to support this game with huge updates that bring more levels, more weapons, and so much new content. And it does have a huge amount of content. This is not a game you can beat in a few weeks. The ONLY possible bad thing I could say about this is that the control scheme takes some getting used to. There's nothing anyone can do to fix this, it's just the way it is. Your fingers just have to learn where the buttons are. But it's really not that hard to get used to, and once you do, the controls respond to movement really well. It feels just like you are playing with a controller. Seriously. Please buy this game. So much love went into it and it really shows. After you play it you'll be so glad that you could support the makers of this game for creating something truly incredible.