Upstart publisher/developer Nicalis is probably best known for its efforts to bring retro-flavored platformer Night Sky (née Night Game) and Daisuke Amaya's PC classic Cave Story to WiiWare, but there's a third title in the company's product matrix: A WiiWare port of Cave Story's spiritual companion of sorts, La Mulana. Like Cave Story, La Mulana is a four-year-old Japanese PC indie game available for free download and unofficially translated into English by kind-hearted hackers.
The motion-controlled maverick of a console that had everyone from age 9 to 99 swing a TV remote to bowl and painstakingly recreating themselves as Miis, had its share of hits, but even so, some titles didn’t quite get their due.
Love this game (played on Vita) and i think i got pretty far, but never finished because i refused to look up a guide 😎
Same with me, played for like 50 hours, found a puzzle I just couldn't crack and decided to let it go. Great game
LA-MULANA is a game that is going to take gamers back to a simpler time. Games in the late 80s and into the early 90s were challenging and relentless. LA-MULANA takes this challenge and combines a few things, mystery, platforming, and something which feels like Lode Runner. While this isnt a game for everyone, for the right fan this is a great game.
Guide Fall's La-Mulana 1 and 2 review will take a deep dive into the Ruins to see if it's worth picking up - who knew being an archeologist could be fun!
