Prinny 1-2: Exploded and Reloaded

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• TTheGamer

  Sam Watanuki · Nov 16, 2020

  9.0

  Ultimately, Prinny 1 & 2: Exploded and Reloaded achieves what it sets out to accomplish. The games are by no means for the faint of heart, featuring fast and chaotic platforming that can make your head spin. The games are a perfect fit on the Switch, whether playing in docked mode or while on-the-go. The humor, art design, and soundtrack round out the experience making Prinny 1 & 2: Exploded and Reloaded a great pickup for platforming fans.

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• 33rd-strike.com

  MC_JP · Oct 18, 2020

  8.5

  The Prinny collection is a great way to experience the difficult as heck games for yourself. The overall old-school vibes are very amusing, even with the modernized visuals. Other than that, the little story value that is present is very enjoyable and funny, especially with the cheesy voice acting present. The gameplay is brutal and the difficulty is through the roof, yet the game doesn’t feel unfair due to limitations but rather due to player error.

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• NNintendoLife

  Matthew Castle · Oct 10, 2020

  5.0

  While it’s possible to get into the retro groove of Prinny’s perilous platforming, neither game does anything interesting enough to earn your patience. And collecting two games together only reveals how much of the same ground is covered by both. If anything, additions in the sequel water down the formula. If you simply must experience an unathletic penguin falling to its death again and again, stick with the simpler original.

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• HPHey Poor Player

  Kenny McKee · Oct 06, 2020

  6.0

  Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded is not my cup of tea, which is sad given how much I wanted to enjoy it. I always appreciate a challenging platformer when said challenge is approached in a fair manner. Still, there’s no getting past the fact that both of these penguin-packed platformers thrive on doing little more than punishing the player without giving them much notice.

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• WTWay Too Many Games

  Thomas Medina · Oct 06, 2020

  7.0

  I feel like a little more could have been done to make this remaster feel like more of a remaster, but the art style helps a lot to make this much less of a problem. Overall though, I’m very happy with this, and though I doubt the core Disgaea fanbase would get much out of it, anyone looking for a fun 2D platformer is in luck.

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• PNPure Nintendo

  Kirstie Summers · Oct 06, 2020

  8.0

  Ultimately, the value of these games is nostalgia. They are available for digital download separately, or you can get a physical bundle that also comes with an art book, a poster and some other cool goodies. It’s clearly designed for collectors, whether they’re reliving their Prinny memories or exploring Disgaea’s history for the first time now.

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