This resurrection embraces the series' cruelty while offering gentler modes. The papercraft style is gorgeous and the savage difficulty keeps all its bite. A faithful return that grants no mercy to the inattentive.
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Category
Platformer2 players7+
Co-op
Description
Knight Arthur once more marches through haunted lands to rescue the princess, losing his armor at the slightest hit. Published by Capcom, released worldwide in 2021. A storybook art style, difficulty modes for everyone, a tree of magical powers and local co-op support.
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
The series' iconic themes are reborn in Capcom's re-orchestrated versions, proud and thunderous, instantly conjuring the haunted-graveyard inferno. That sonic grandeur rekindles the urge to brave a fearsome challenge, each heroic melody acting as a spur against relentless adversity.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Inching forward a few steps before getting turned into a skeleton, then restarting with gritted teeth: that's the whole appeal of this merciless reimagining. Every screen lays a trap, every jump matters, and the smallest bit of progress feels like a hard-won triumph. The deceptively storybook art clashes with brutal demands that reward patience, memory and sheer stubbornness.
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Punishing"
Heir to a series famed for grinding players down, it revives its sneaky traps, enemies bursting in from everywhere and mandatory double playthroughs. The challenge comes from devious level design and constant pressure, never from unfair chance. Old-school to the core, its embraced harshness wins over fans of honest challenges.
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾1,5 GB📅25/02/2021
Published by Capcom
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection revives the series' legendary cruelty through bosses that forgive nothing. The cyclops, the hydra and the undead dragon test memory, positioning and patience, every pattern earned the hard way. Fall, retry, retry again, then finally topple the beast, the payoff is as fierce as the punishment.
Better with friends
A second player lends the knight a hand as helpful spirits, turning a survival run famed for its cruelty into a genuinely cooperative effort. The legendary difficulty bonds the team: you coordinate jumps, cover each other, rage and retry together. Every screen cleared becomes a small shared epic. One to bring out among players who love suffering in unison and savoring every hard-won win.
