This remake of the arcade classic keeps its brutal challenge and cartoon charm, now hand-redrawn. Short and merciless, it targets nostalgics and die-and-retry fans, but stays fairly slight overall.
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Platformer1 player7+
Description
Toki, turned into an ape-like creature, spits projectiles to rescue his beloved from an evil sorcerer. Published by Microids, released worldwide in 2019. A hand-drawn remake of the arcade game, multidirectional spitting, power-ups to grab and colossal bosses.
Toki review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Masterful"
Spitting projectiles as a cursed monkey through trap-laden levels brings back old-school die-and-retry, demanding and merciless. Jumps and cadence respond well, and the hand-drawn redesign refreshes the eye, but the whole stays short and a touch slight. Best advised to arcade nostalgics and fans of unapologetically punishing challenge.
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Spitting projectiles while leaping through colorful, twisted levels plunges you straight back into the fire of eighties arcade play. The punchy difficulty, goofy bestiary and the charm of the ape hero make every attempt a thrill, and the raw joy of run-and-jump shooting stays surprisingly sharp today.
Back from the 1980s arcade, Toki spits energy balls at grotesque bosses summoned from a feverish bestiary. Precise jumps, aimed shots and memorising relentless patterns are the essence of an arcade difficulty that never forgives. The remake repolishes these monstrous creatures while preserving the punishing thrill that built the original's reputation.
