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An elite kunai wielding robot fused with ancient warrior souls.","26320\u002Fco1y5z_webp.webp","26320\u002Fsc60ws_webp.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002Fs4mi7oWJRno","2020-02-06",71.11,114094,"kunai",1001800,[17,22],{"company":18,"developed":20,"published":21},{"name":19},"The Arcade Crew",false,true,{"company":23,"developed":21,"published":20},{"name":24},"TurtleBlaze",[26,27,28],"Platform","Adventure","Indie",[30,31],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","Nintendo Switch",[33,48,63,77,91,105,118,132,144,157],{"id":34,"author":35,"outlet":38,"summary":44,"review_url":45,"review_date":11,"original_score":46,"normalized_score":47},868,{"id":36,"name":37},30,"Samuel Guglielmo",{"id":39,"logo":40,"name":41,"website_url":42,"score_format":43},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTechRaptor%20Logo.png","TechRaptor","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","10","Kunai does plenty of things right, but doesn't really try to stand out from the crowd in any way.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews\u002Fkunai-review","7",70,{"id":49,"author":50,"outlet":53,"summary":58,"review_url":59,"review_date":60,"original_score":61,"normalized_score":62},22929,{"id":51,"name":52},2788,"RobertPIngram",{"id":54,"logo":55,"name":56,"website_url":57,"score_format":43},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSkinny-logo.png","Game Skinny","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com","Classic components come together to form a stellar slashing platformer, with the titular kunai providing a particularly high note.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com\u002Freviews\u002Fkunai-review-a-modern-take-on-old-school-fun\u002F","2020-02-05","8\u002F10",80,{"id":64,"author":65,"outlet":68,"summary":74,"review_url":75,"review_date":11,"original_score":76,"normalized_score":47},34811,{"id":66,"name":67},3471,"Jordan Helm",{"id":69,"logo":70,"name":71,"website_url":72,"score_format":73},31,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","5","Maybe it's a little unfair to propose that Kunai's weaker spots are a result of the high bar games preceding it have set. There's commendation to offer with the way TurtleBlaze manage to build off of their stripped-back visual aesthetic. Providing a sense of movement that, while not deep, does the job in making one's route satisfying to control, even experiment with should you feel daring. Confident you won't underestimate the importance of keeping your character's health in check. When the combat gets to that point particularly -- and the move-set works in tandem with the well-designed bosses and more-linear sections to traverse, even struggle through -- it's a fun, if brief, adventure to trudge through. The game may stumble on occasion from a lack of earlier detailing, with narrative and backdrop never feeling best-served to those looking for a bit more story. But the free-flowing confidence and care-free nature baked into Kunai above all still marks this down as a good (not great) starting point for Metroidvania fans going forth into the new decade.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-kunai\u002F366976\u002F","3.5",{"id":78,"author":79,"outlet":82,"summary":87,"review_url":88,"review_date":11,"original_score":89,"normalized_score":90},52096,{"id":80,"name":81},4414,"Mike Williams",{"id":83,"logo":84,"name":85,"website_url":86,"score_format":73},43,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVG247%20Logo.jpg","VG247","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vg247.com\u002F","Get into the swing of things with this ninja-flavored indie.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vg247.com\u002Fkunai-review-this-game-boy-is-real-good-at-swinging","3.0\u002F5",60,{"id":92,"author":93,"outlet":96,"summary":101,"review_url":102,"review_date":103,"original_score":104,"normalized_score":47},27089,{"id":94,"name":95},2860,"Alessandro Barbosa",{"id":97,"logo":98,"name":99,"website_url":100,"score_format":43},28,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com","Swinging fast and loose.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fkunai-review-throwing-knives\u002F1900-6417405\u002F","2020-02-11","7.0",{"id":106,"author":107,"outlet":110,"summary":115,"review_url":116,"review_date":103,"original_score":117,"normalized_score":90},61084,{"id":108,"name":109},4961,"GameCentral",{"id":111,"logo":112,"name":113,"website_url":114,"score_format":43},61,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameCentral-Logo.jpg","Metro GameCentral","https:\u002F\u002Fmetro.co.uk\u002Fentertainment\u002Fgaming\u002F","A competent Metroidvania with some attractive visuals and fun gimmicks, but they can’t hide the fact that the game underneath is far less inspired than it first seems.","https:\u002F\u002Fmetro.co.uk\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F11\u002Fkunai-review-grappling-with-metroidvania-12222600\u002F","6",{"id":119,"author":120,"outlet":123,"summary":128,"review_url":129,"review_date":11,"original_score":130,"normalized_score":131},82956,{"id":121,"name":122},6612,"Keith Mitchell",{"id":124,"logo":125,"name":126,"website_url":127,"score_format":73},128,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FThe-Outerhaven-Logo.jpeg","The OuterHaven","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theouterhaven.net\u002F","You're a ninja tablet, with a cutesy face, an appetite for righting the wrongs and you're on a mission.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theouterhaven.net\u002F2020\u002F02\u002Fkunai-review\u002F","4.5\u002F5",90,{"id":133,"author":134,"outlet":137,"summary":142,"review_url":143,"review_date":11,"original_score":104,"normalized_score":47},78276,{"id":135,"name":136},5581,"Miguel Moran",{"id":138,"logo":139,"name":140,"website_url":141,"score_format":43},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","Kunai is an expressive, stylish and retro-tinged metroidvania that kept me engaged the entire time I played it. The feeling of slowly mastering the rope-kunai and being able to flawlessly swing around environments and flank enemies was incredibly satisfying. I only wish the rest of your abilities in the game had the same kind of skill ceiling to reach, because without any cool reasons to deflect bullets, why bother having the ability to do so in the first place?","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F06\u002Fkunai-review\u002F",{"id":145,"author":146,"outlet":149,"summary":154,"review_url":155,"review_date":156,"original_score":76,"normalized_score":47},96528,{"id":147,"name":148},7875,"Kit",{"id":150,"logo":151,"name":152,"website_url":153,"score_format":43},131,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamerBraves-logo.jpg","GamerBraves","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamerbraves.com\u002F","KUNAI is a platforming video game that is quite interesting. Early on as you go through this side-scrolling game with its certain minimalistic flourish, one of the tools you obtain is a katana. You’d be forgiven for thinking this would be just a bog-standard weapon, but in KUNAI, you can use it to deflect bullets.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamerbraves.com\u002Fkunai-review-a-swingin-indie\u002F","2020-02-18",{"id":158,"author":159,"outlet":162,"summary":167,"review_url":168,"review_date":169,"original_score":170,"normalized_score":171},2239932,{"id":160,"name":161},17880,"Dean Clark",{"id":163,"logo":164,"name":165,"website_url":166,"score_format":43},159,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgametyrant.webp","GameTyrant ","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002F","Kunai is a crazy fun mixture of parkour platforming and intense combat!","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002Fnews\u002Fkunai-review-be-a-powerfully-skilled-tablet-hero","2020-02-15","0",0,10,[19],[24],[],{"game":177,"similarGames":181},{"id":5,"name":6,"cover_image":8,"release_date":11,"avg_score":12,"slug":14,"developers":178,"genres":179,"platforms":180,"reviewCount":172},[24],[26,27,28],[30,31],[182,199,212,227,238,249,262,275,286],{"id":183,"name":184,"slug":185,"coverImage":186,"releaseDate":187,"avgScore":188,"similarity_score":189,"developers":190,"genres":192,"platforms":195,"reviewCount":198},26321,"Blasphemous","blasphemous","26321\u002FBlasphemous Cover.webp","2019-09-10",77.47,null,[191],"The Game Kitchen",[26,193,194,27,28],"Role-playing (RPG)","Hack and slash\u002FBeat 'em up",[30,196,197,31],"PlayStation 4","Xbox One",19,{"id":200,"name":201,"slug":202,"coverImage":203,"releaseDate":204,"avgScore":205,"similarity_score":189,"developers":206,"genres":208,"platforms":210,"reviewCount":211},78213,"Ori and the Blind Forest","ori-and-the-blind-forest","78213\u002FOri and the Blind Forest Cover.webp","2015-03-11",89.89,[207],"Moon Studios",[26,209,27],"Puzzle",[30,197,31],21,{"id":213,"name":214,"slug":215,"coverImage":216,"releaseDate":217,"avgScore":218,"similarity_score":189,"developers":219,"genres":221,"platforms":222,"reviewCount":226},96887,"Hollow Knight","hollow-knight","96887\u002FHollow Knight Cover.webp","2017-02-24",91.32,[220],"Team Cherry",[26,27,28],[30,196,197,31,223,224,225],"PlayStation 5","Xbox Series X|S","Nintendo Switch 2",12,{"id":228,"name":229,"slug":230,"coverImage":231,"releaseDate":232,"avgScore":233,"similarity_score":189,"developers":234,"genres":235,"platforms":236,"reviewCount":237},107273,"Ori and the Will of the Wisps","ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps","107273\u002FOri and the Will of the Wisps Cover.webp","2020-03-10",88.45,[207],[26,27],[30,197,31,224],45,{"id":239,"name":240,"slug":241,"coverImage":242,"releaseDate":243,"avgScore":244,"similarity_score":189,"developers":245,"genres":246,"platforms":247,"reviewCount":248},108842,"Blasphemous II","blasphemous-ii","108842\u002FBlasphemous II Cover.webp","2023-08-24",84.42,[191],[26,193,194,27,28],[30,196,197,31,223,224],14,{"id":250,"name":251,"slug":252,"coverImage":253,"releaseDate":254,"avgScore":255,"similarity_score":189,"developers":256,"genres":259,"platforms":260,"reviewCount":261},111474,"Dead Cells","dead-cells","111474\u002FDead Cells Cover.webp","2018-08-06",87.05,[257,258],"Motion Twin","Evil Empire",[26,27,28],[30,196,197,31,223],24,{"id":263,"name":264,"slug":265,"coverImage":266,"releaseDate":267,"avgScore":268,"similarity_score":189,"developers":269,"genres":271,"platforms":273,"reviewCount":274},123791,"Clockwork Ambrosia","clockwork-ambrosia","123791\u002Fclockwork_ambrosia_jpg.webp","2026-05-12",75,[270],"Realmsoft",[272,26,27,28],"Shooter",[30],6,{"id":276,"name":277,"slug":278,"coverImage":279,"releaseDate":280,"avgScore":189,"similarity_score":189,"developers":281,"genres":283,"platforms":284,"reviewCount":285},127886,"Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse","never-grave-the-witch-and-the-curse","127886\u002Fnever_grave_the_witch_and_the_curse_jpg.webp","2026-03-05",[282],"Frontside 180",[26,209,194,27,28],[30,196,31,223,224],2,{"id":287,"name":288,"slug":289,"coverImage":290,"releaseDate":291,"avgScore":292,"similarity_score":189,"developers":293,"genres":294,"platforms":295,"reviewCount":36},136591,"Hollow Knight: Silksong","hollow-knight-silksong","136591\u002Fhollow_knight_silksong_avif.webp","2025-09-04",87.31,[220],[26,27,28],[30,196,197,31,223,224,225]]