Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu&s;s Wrath

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu&s;s Wrath

May 26, 2023

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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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72.5

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Critic Reviews (10)

Alejandro Morillas Tellez NaviGames May 2023
50.0 /100

Graphics

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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Daniel Rubio NaviGames May 2023
65.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

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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Erik Hodges Try Hard Guides May 2023
90.0 /100

Graphics

87.0

Gameplay

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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Genghis Husameddin DayOne May 2023
70.0 /100

Graphics

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 …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight May 2023
82.0 /100

"Runs with its classic side-scrolling look and feel, and throws plenty of classic platforming and action at you to boot"

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Lyle Carr God is a Geek May 2023
65.0 /100

"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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Mark Isaacson WellPlayed May 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

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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Nicholas Mercurio The Games Machine May 2023
83.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

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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Paulo Roberto Montanaro PSX Brasil May 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

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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Zachary Miller NintendoWorldReport May 2023
60.0 /100

Graphics

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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