A spruced up fossil.

I love 2-D gaming. Of the +200 titles Ive downloaded on iOS, the best ones have either rocked a top down or sideview POV. Well, despite being 2-D, Ducktales Remastered doesnt make the cut.

The developers updated the visuals and nothing else. Many of the game design decisions hale straight from the 8-bit era. Enemies respawn, either shortly after being dispatched or being offscreen for a moment. Due to this, even on easy, Ducktales is artificially difficult.

You collect millions of dollars in jewels, for no apparent reason. There are no upgrades to buy. You dont even get extra men, which youd expect. So whats the point?

The levels arent really that interesting. They are large-ish and tdo look different from each other. Yet, they all feel and play the same. Their only saving grace are the bosses. But you have to get through some tedious territory to get there.

The controls arent optimal. Due to the small size of the directional buttons, its easy to miss them. Sometimes they stick, usually keeping you in a crouch. Couple this with constantly reappearing enemies and youre going to die a lot.

I never played the OG game on the NES, so this has no nostalgia appeal to me. Maybe Id be more accepting if it did. At any rate, I was mildly disappointed about paying $1.05 for this. Had I not caught the sale and paid the full $10.60, Id be sick.

If you want quality 2-D gaming, check out Shantae: Riskys Revenge, Dust: An Elysian Tale, Wayward Souls, Swordigo, Heroki, the offerings of Ravenous Entertainment and more additional titles than I can list. But, Ducktales Remastered is definitely not one of them.

Detroitalan01 about DuckTales: Remastered