This game is fun, simple, and challenging. I really enjoyed playing it the whole time. The boss fights are actually tough, yet rewarding. You actually have to learn enemy patterns. The controls are incredibly responsive and tight.

All of these low score reviews are just surprising. I had a smile on my face the whole time I was playing this charming little game. A lot of the lower review scores is probably because the game is actually hard even on normal. Most of these reviewers should have just played on easy, but they let their egos get in their way. Than they severely lower the score of the game claiming it is frustrating.

There is nothing technically wrong with the game, the story is solid for this type of game, it's a lighthearted story, the controls work perfectly, and the voice acting is solid. For goodness sake, Jennifer Hale (female Shepard) voices two of the characters. So I am left wondering why this game is getting such low scores? The sad reality is that a big part of those lower scores is that the game is actually tough.

Cerny said this was a "an entry-level experience for new, young PS4 gamers". It's never been billed as anything but. Some reviewers clearly figures this out, some didn't somehow.

The point is, the things often used to criticize Knack (the easy combat, the straight forward level design, the obvious hidden items, the "win" button special moves) are all things that you want in a game for younger kids. Not surprisingly, the reviews that actually picked up on this and played through the game on easy with co-op, with younger kids have all approved of the title as a kids game.

I'm not defending the game as I haven't played it, but how can you not feel reviewers are missing the point? This and Skylanders are both rated E10+, and reviews of Skylanders clearly feature what works for kids versus what doesn't, and yet most reviews for Knack sound like adults walking into Spy Kids expecting Citizen Kane.

As a parent, I need to know if my kids will like this and what I'm getting is a bunch of 30 something reviewers griping about simple combat and level design like they're even remotely the target audience.

EGM doing a review? I'll just leave this here as to an example of their caliber and quality and fairness...

http://www.gamesetwatch.com...

That's the thing. They're not. From the reviews I've seen, reviewers who comment on the appeal to younger audiences on the easy setting, the reviewers trying it out on children, they're all recommending the title.

Of course it matters if reviewers know it's a kids game and let's face it, you'd have to be pretty damn thick to not figure that out. Did anyone have to spell out that Skylanders or Pokemon are games targeted at kids? Games for younger audiences have a whole different play style that isn't going to appeal to older gamers, just like adults aren't going to find Team Umizoomi as entertaining as Breaking Bad.

You don't have to be a genius to figure that out. Irishguy95 mentioned how Kingdom Hearts, Crash, Jak, Spryo, etc are all awesome to play and I couldn't disagree more. They're kids games. I've gone back and replayed many of those games and they're terrible by the standards I come to expect from adult games. I tried Kingdom Hearts for the first time a few years back and couldn't take more than a few hours of that simplistic nonsense. It's because I'm an adult and my standards are different.

Now, a game like Little Big Planet has enough variety and challenge that I can still get into it, while my older nieces love the game. But my younger nephews and my own son are frustrated by it quickly. They'll play a game like Crash and love it, but I can't even stomach watching that simple gameplay for more than a few minutes without being bored to tears.

Forgive me if I choose to believe the reviews that actually address what the game is like for kids, or have actually play tested it on children rather than 30 something reviews who didn't even seem to have attempted the online or co-op features before dismissing the entire thing out of hand.

How far have you gotten on the game? How's the difficulty level?

Not really...

Knack was a few things, but amazing wasn't one of them.

Astrobot was a likeable character. Knack wasn't.

I'd rather have an enema than a new knack game.

A new killzone, resistance, motorstorm, driveclub or even a days gone sequel would be more welcomed than flogging any more life from the knack series.

I completely read this comment wrong, but I'll refrain from explaining. XD

Edit - ah screw it... My heart can't wait for Knack to come into that hole for a third time!

OTTERX

WTH?

@PS-Gamer-1986 Whaaa? You don't have a Knack hole? XD

I played them with my younger children and we had a good time .

This… my kids love knack probably more then other mascots. And that’s probably because that’s their generations mascot. It’s undeniable ps4 spoke to a lot of children the last decade more then other competitors that have only been in kids sight for the last 4-5 years.

My kids will flip if this news is real

Great point!

Yeah. I didn't know a controller could do so much until that game.