Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu&s;s Wrath
May 26, 2023
Amaterasu and her disciple, Empress Himiko, tyrannize feudal Japan with their mighty army of yokai. All hopes rest on Kensei the samurai and Ayame the kunoichi, two siblings who trained for years to defeat the goddess. Combining their abilities, they will get into the imperial capital of Osaka to steal …
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45.0
Gameplay
38.0
Story
52.0
"Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu&s;s Wrath, despite an interesting premise and good ideas with its protagonists, fails to make our journey through its world one we will remember."
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70.0
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80.0
Story
60.0
"A 16-bit action platformer that doesn&s;t change, but rather reformulates the most basic mechanics of the genre to give birth to exponentially challenging levels until the bitter >and sweet last moment of the story."
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87.0
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93.0
Story
86.0
"Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu’s Wrath is a solid Metroidvania-type title with a focus on challenging and unique platforming mechanics. Platforming veterans and new players alike have something to enjoy in this challenging and stylish game."
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80.0
Gameplay
75.0
Story
65.0
"Chronicles of 2 Heroes is a solid platformer with a few quirks. Its challenges are unevenly distributed and its physics are rough, but I like the hero switching concept and I found a lot of fun in taking on some …"
Read original review"Runs with its classic side-scrolling look and feel, and throws plenty of classic platforming and action at you to boot"
Read original review"Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu&s;s Wrath has some great ideas and tasty platforming, but the difficulty will put some people off."
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75.0
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85.0
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65.0
"With plenty to explore, mechanics that are mostly tight and engaging, and loads of of retro-infused elements, there&s;s a little gem here within the chronicles of two cunning heroes."
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65.0
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90.0
Story
85.0
"Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu&s;s Wrath is a fun videogame, with a well-implemented and detailed game design. The context is intriguing and interesting, capable of projecting the player into a new way of approaching Japan. Too bad for some technical …"
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65.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
70.0
"Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu&s;s Wrath is challenging and knows how to rely on the aesthetics adopted and the metroidvania model of progress, but it is in the dynamics of changing characters in real time where its true differential lies."
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62.0
Gameplay
48.0
Story
57.0
"The underlying switching mechanic is strong and most of the platforming is solid in theory. It feels like this one needed more time in the oven, but a more refined version–or a sequel left to gestate–would probably provide a great …"
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