Explodemon's titular hero is an appealing new character that deserves a chance to grace television screens again, hopefully in a game that puts his good array of talents to better use. But even though Explodemon is not the modern 2D classic it could have been, a number of cool mechanics fit together with aplomb, spicing up its combat and platforming with a fiery touch. Even better, it stars an upstanding protagonist all too happy to exclaim, "I am have destruct!"
Explodemon combines the retro style of 16-bit platform games and Japanese action titles with the upgradable skills, hidden collectables and clever puzzles from more modern titles. Players use Explodemon's self-destructive nature to combat enemies and fly through the air, all the while solving a huge variety of physics-based puzzles.
Joseph Butler-Hartley looks over the release of Explodemon on Steam for Zero1gaming.com
(CriticalIndieGamer) It has been said many times that imitation is the highest form of flattery. Nearly everything from the 20th century thought to be an original idea was derived from some other work. Homages, remakes, tributes all of these words apply to the same thing, the philosophy that originality is dead and everything is a rehash. Charles Caleb Colton is famous for the phrase “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” which brings us to Curve Studios' effort, Explodemon.
