"Thunder Paw"

"Thunder Paw"
Reviewed By: Carless yen
Platforms: Xbox, PS4, Vita, Switch
Release Date:3/18/2020
Publisher: Ratalaika Games
Developer: SergioPoverony
Price: 3/18/2020

Thunder Paw you play as Thunder a dog that was out in the wild and heard a loud explosion. He runs home to find out his parents have been kidnapped so he begins his journey to rescue them. It's a fairly simple idea you must just make your way through out the levels destroying every enemy to advance to the next level. There are four different worlds each with a different looking background like cave or snow. Each world is made up of 5 levels, and at the end of the fifth you fight a really adorable and unique animal boss. Each of them have different attacks, and patterns you must learn to defeat them. All though the bosses have a lot of variety the enemies do not. You basically face the same ones over and over.

I enjoyed the retro appeal though , it looks , sounds, and feels very much like a Sega Genesis title of the 90's. The sprites are all adorable and fit really well into the classic looking areas. The music is very fitting as well. It lends a classic sound to each level. I enjoyed most of my time with Thunder, and his world but wish there was a little more to it in the end. It doesn't leave much as far as replay in my opinion. Would been cool to had some collectibles that enabled you to customize Thunder some what. It is without question worth a play, but I'm glad the price is so low because I doubt you play it again after finishing it or collecting your Achievements/Trophies.Speaking of Achievements i think you can collect them all in under a hour. They are mostly for just finding the hidden item in the first 12 levels. They can be missed, but you can reload each level and find them again. Most though are pretty obvious, and you will find while just looking for the enemies to end the level. Ratalaika delivers again on what they have established them self as. Affordable, Easy Achievements, and fun. There aren't a lot of games out there under 5 dollars at launch and they do it weekly. I've enjoyed covering their large library usually a game a week. It has also added a lot to my gamer score, and to thousands of others out there I'm sure.

Pros:
Easy Achievements and Trophies
Affordable Fun
Cute Protagonist and Bosses
Simple and spot on controls

Cons:
Not much enemy variation
Kind of short

Overall: 6.8
Like I said in the review for three dollars and ninety-nine cents it's going to give you a pretty entertaining evening while adding to your trophies or achievements. Ratalaika gets the point that some times you just want something short and sweet, especially with people with backlogs like I'm currently looking at.