Nidhogg
Platforms: Mac, PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita
Genres: Action, Fighting, Rhythm and Shooting
Released: September 2014, updated in 2014. Added to this library 4 months ago, last updated 12 weeks ago.
Overview
Nidhogg is a fast two-player duelling game whose simple visuals belie the skill required to defeat your opponent. The novelty is that upon death you reappear in the next screen. The player to advance through the most screens wins.
It looks like a fighting game but is, in fact, more like fencing crossed with a tug-of-war. It's frantic and funny as players try and time their attacks. At times like graceful acrobatics while at others it's just frantic clumsy stabs.
Nidhogg II extends the fighting options but includes frequent arcade-style violence.
Tip
This game is good if you want to compete on the couch or play PEGI 16 and 18 games but aren't old enough.
Commitment
Costs
You can buy a double pack to give one game to a friend on PC. Buying on PlayStation 3 also grants free access on PlayStation Vita via Cross-Buy feature on PlayStation.
You will need PlayStation Plus to play online with PlayStation 4 or PlayStation Vita.
This game is free with PlayStation Now.
Ratings
The game features online playing capability which may involve real-time interaction with other players.
This game has been rated ESRB TEEN.
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Accessibility
System settings: Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators. PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping)... read more.
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