Caveman Warriors

It's a short game, but Caveman Warriors still entertains as you work through the levels figuring out how best to deal with the threats encountered and then how to defeat the bosses. There's some good character designs in the game and fun moments - like the way scared foes flee in panic only to knock themselves out by running into a wall. It's not without fault however, with the over-the-top knock-backs from hits being the biggest irritant. There's some replayability in trying to track down all the fuses and then tackle the harder versions of the levels and the co-op play works well. If you've ...

Unlike the invention of the wheel or the utilisation of fire, Caveman Warriors is hardly likely to revolutionise our world, but then it wasn’t intended too. Instead you get a solid and fun side scrolling platformer that harks back to the console classics of yesteryear. It’s gorgeous to look at, and whilst frustration can be caused with several technical issues, I nonetheless enjoyed my time with Caveman Warriors.

Caveman Warriors isn’t so much a bad game then; it’s just one that’s a bit bland and exceedingly niche. While its wonderfully sharp 1080p visuals have their feet firmly grounded in the modern age, many of its gameplay foundations are rooted in prehistoric times. Maybe it’s meant to be that way for nostalgia, but nostalgia only really works in your favour when people already have an attachment to your property/franchise/brand. When it’s something new to the market like Caveman Warriors, it just leads to apathy and disappointment.

A lot of Caveman Warriors’ design feels outdated; it’s a title that relies on mediocre action-platforming, on top of average cartoon visuals and a simplistic combat system. It never goes out of its way to impress you, but it also won’t leave you wanting more.

2D platformers comprise some of the most renowned old-school experiences in gaming. However, there are tons of them so does Caveman Warriors have what it takes to stand out in such a crowded genre?

Caveman Warriors is a 2D platformer with up to four-player co-op. In it, you’ll guide the four playable characters – Jack, Liliana, Moe, and Brienne – as they journey to rescue their children from the clutches of a mysterious alien race. While the setup isn’t going to knock anyone’s socks off, the potential is there for a fun romp through prehistoric lands with a sci-fi twist, smashing baddies with primitive weapons along the way. Unfortunately, the execution is lacklustre across the board.

There are few platform games that have succeeded in carving a place in the hearts of gamers. Unlike RPGs, platformers lack the means of telling an engaging story, and it’s an uphill battle to endear the characters to players. Efforts to do so can go either way. One famous example of a beloved platformer franchise would be the Super Mario series. Nintendo perfected the art of a platformer and made Mario into a household name, and nearly everyone, gamer or otherwise, has heard about the Italian plumber.