Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

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DrinkBox Studios took an already phenomenal Metroidvania and made it better. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is rythmic, colorful, funny and clever. Pull on your mask and jump back in.

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DrinkBox Studios took an already phenomenal Metroidvania and made it better. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is rythmic, colorful, funny and clever. Pull on your mask and jump back in.

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9.1/10

Colin Moriarty (IGN)

Guacamelee! is as amazing as ever. And now that it’s migrated to nearly every platform, everyone can enjoy it.

July 9, 2014 |

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As fun in this beefed-up incarnation as in its original release, Guacamelee Super Turbo Champion Edition offers one of the best-designed and most original takes on the well-worn metroidvania phenomenon you’ll ever find. The new material may not quite bring enough to the table to warrant a second purchase, and the game doesn’t exactly push PS4 or Xbox One to the ragged edge of their capabilities, but once again excellent game design has less to do with technical specs and more to do with creativity and thoughtfulness: Features Guacamelee possesses in spades.

June 30, 2014 |

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4.5/5 stars

Jeremy Parish (USgamer)

4/5 stars

Kyle Hanson (Attack of the Fanboy)

Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition adds new life to last year’s excellent Metroidvania title. Newcomers will enjoy the package, but veterans will struggle to find value.

July 8, 2014 |

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Colin Moriarty (IGN)

9.1/10 - (Read Review)

Guacamelee! is as amazing as ever. And now that it’s migrated to nearly every platform, everyone can enjoy it.

Jeremy Parish (USgamer)

4.5/5 stars - (Read Review)

Kyle Hanson (Attack of the Fanboy)

4/5 stars - (Read Review)

Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition adds new life to last year’s excellent Metroidvania title. Newcomers will enjoy the package, but veterans will struggle to find value.

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
33bits	Sergio Barragán	90 / 100	11-01-2018	Guacamelee is one of the most outstanding faces of the metroidvania genre in recent years. Its effective and funny script, as well as its mechanics and the design of its levels make the title of Drinkbox Studios to be one of the great games of the eShop of the console. The bad thing is that it comes late, being a game that you may have played on other platforms. Even so, enjoying Guacamelee in a portable way while we wait for its second part, is more than recommended.	Read review
Arcade Sushi	Luke Brown	9 / 10	07-15-2014	Bigger, badder and muy caliente than before, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition makes an already great game even more enjoyable.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Kyle Hanson	4 / 5 stars	07-08-2014	Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition adds new life to last year's excellent Metroidvania title. Newcomers will enjoy the package, but veterans will struggle to find value.	Read review
Bazimag	Sina Golabzade	9 / 10	08-26-2021	The proper use of its setting and merging it with the fantastical elements of Metroidvania genre coupled with some of most beautiful visual designs of all times have made Guacamelee! one the most enduring and endearing titles in a very saturated gameplay style.	Read review
COGconnected	Matt Cullen	94 / 100	09-02-2014	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition takes one of the best games last year and makes it better. If you're a platform fan, a brawler fan, an action fan, hell, if you've ever eaten a tortilla, you owe it to yourself to give Guacamelee! a try. It's smart, stylish, and funny, all while being one of the most sharply tuned games around. Better yet, it's free for Xbox One Gold members this month. Go play it.	Read review
Cubed3	Rudy Lavaux	9 / 10	08-08-2014	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is a well put together piece of software with a great attention to little details, set in a universe of folklore and culture which is exotic enough in the video game industry to feel highly original, and with a huge deal of humour thrown into the mix for good measure. The tough to master yet easy to understand gameplay, coupled with the many challenges to overcome to fully complete everything do extend the play life into "decent" territory, as it is otherwise a rather short experience for those who will rush through it. Guacamelee! clearly takes a leaf out of a lot of different books in gaming, Metroid being the most obvious, but Castlevania, Megaman, and Zelda are also other clear sources of inspiration, yet it manages to blend it all into what is now its own thing. It sure bases a lot of its appeal on nostalgia for those other franchises and the crowd of references to them thrown all over the place, but this never overshadows its own intrinsic qualities, which are clever design, good production values, great writing and, most of all, a clear love for video games from its creators, which does transpire through their work. Guacamelee! STCE for the Wii U eShop is certainly not a perfect game	Read review
DarkZero	Alan Di Matteo	9 / 10	07-21-2014	It remains one of the best and most surprisingly great games of the past few years, and this definitive console edition is the best way to experience the game if you haven't already taken the Luchador leap. It's fun, creative, and lasts just long enough to make you wish there was more.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Eric Layman	8.8 / 10	07-24-2014	In an era when re-releases are defined exclusively through a hurried assemblage of post-release content, it's nice to see a developer make a genuine effort to improve the whole game and not simply bolt parts on and call it a day. Guacamelee was already a great game, and while not all of the extras for Super Turbo Championship Edition are beneficial, it's tough to say the grand experience isn't better for their inclusion.	Read review
Digitally Downloaded	Pierre-Yves L.	4.5 / 5 stars	07-17-2014	Guacamelee! is the incredible adventure, offering up thrilling events and plenty of combat in between its humour. DrinkBox have done an amazing job and the Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for the PS4 is more than a worthwhile experience.	Read review
Everyeye.it	Francesco Fossetti	9 / 10	07-01-2014	It would have been easy to "brutally" convert the already solid Guacamelee! to propose it even to those who had not played it on PlayStation Vita. And instead Drinkbox Studio decides to present itself with a very special re-edition. Although the changes to the combat system and the addition of some moves and the rabid Intense mode do not change the balance of the game, here there are new areas and an unprecedented boss fight, inspired and well built, which can almost be considered an "endgame" content by those who have already completed Juan's adventure.	Read review
FNintendo	Manuel Morais	9 / 10	07-26-2014	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, a title as long and exaggerated as the fun and entertainment this game provides. One of the Wii U's best works, Guacamelee's enhanced version plays like a a "metroidvania" type of game and fills the spaces with a delightful atmosphere, an exquisite artistic component and an affection which is set to grow in the player's heart.	Read review
Game Revolution	Daniel Bischoff	4.5 / 5 stars	07-01-2014	W]ith persistent cooperative play and plenty of exploration, genuinely fun combat, and gorgeous 1080p graphics, it's hard to find a better value for your digital currency of choice.	Read review
Gameblog	Julien Inverno	8 / 10	07-08-2014	Rhythmic, colorful, funny, clever, the Latin Guacamelee! is so successful that it will make me lose my Latin. And like a plate of pollo nachos,it is to be shared. In this expanded version called Super Turbo Championship Edition, the Canadians of Drinkbox offer a little more to play and have mostly corrected the small flaws of their game already released on PS3, Vita, PC and Mac, and now available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and PS4... The new hit of the summer on consoles.	Read review
GameSkinny	Nathan Staples	9 / 10	06-27-2014	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is beautiful 2D Metroidvania styled game for all ages.	Read review
GameZone	Mike Splechta	9 / 10	09-01-2014	Even if you've already played through Guacamelee! when it first made its rounds on the PS3 and Vita, the Super Turbo Championship Edition is packed with enough new content and tweaks, that it more than begs you to dive right back in and bust some skulls.	Read review
GamingBolt	Pramath	8.5 / 10	08-06-2014	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is simply the best the game has ever been.	Read review
GBAtemp	Thomas Hugh	9.5 / 10	07-01-2014	G!STCE is an amazing achievement for an indie studio. The game is a perfect example of a Metroidvania style adventure and although it takes a lot of cues from its predecessors, it adds enough of its own originality to stand out from the crowd. I hope DrinkBox decide to bring back Juan and his world for a second outing in a sequel. For such a popular genre among gamers, it's surprising how few Metroidvanias actually make it out to mainstream consoles.	Read review
God is a Geek	Mick Fraser	9 / 10	07-01-2014	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition doesn't get much wrong throughout, and the inclusion of new levels and enemies adds longevity to an already great experience. It can be a little repetitive if played for long periods, but the unique and likeable art-style and effortlessly enjoyable combat carry it through.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Matt Whittaker	4.5 / 5 stars	07-01-2014	With new content, minor balancing, and smart new formula tweaks, Drinkbox has managed to improve their already fantastic Mexican Metroidvania title. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is a better version of an outstanding game, meaning that players new and old alike should take great pleasure from it.	Read review
IGN	Colin Moriarty	9.1 / 10	07-09-2014	Guacamelee! is as amazing as ever. And now that it's migrated to nearly every platform, everyone can enjoy it.	Read review
IGN Italy	Stefano Talarico	8.8 / 10	07-03-2014	The classic taste of luchador chicken, complete with spicy additions: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition wins. For pinning.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	Roger Hargreaves	9 / 10	07-06-2014	A longer running time helps address one of the few flaws with the original game, and single-handedly makes up for the lack of official new Metroid and Castlevania games.	Read review
Nintendo Enthusiast	Brett Medlock	9.5 / 10	11-20-2018	Here at Nintendo Enthusiast, we are covering the latest Nintendo titles in written and video format. If you're more interested in video content you can check out our official YouTube channel here. We're constantly putting out interesting features and opinion pieces that may interest you. Head over to our home screen and see if anything catches your eye!	Read review
Nintendo Life	Thomas Whitehead	9 / 10	07-06-2014	In addition to being a fun gameplay experience, it's also an example of how artistic vision and clever, light-hearted writing can enhance an experience, an example of what can be achieved when development studios devote themselves fully to delivering a high quality product.If you're an action platformer fan with quick thumbs, this is a must-buy.	Read review
NintendoWorldReport	Clay Johnson	9 / 10	07-01-2014	The only issues with Guacamelee are simply minor quibbles that keep it from true masterpiece status. It's hard to worry too much about these slight imperfections when the game hits so many right notes, ranging from the lavish presentation to the deep combat and platforming. On the whole, it's a brisk and refreshing joy to play, with a lively personality that's eminently endearing. Guacamelee is a fantastic Metroid-inspired platformer that shouldn't be missed.	Read review
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	Max Parker	10 / 10	07-10-2014	This is a special game. It also puts me in a bit of a quandary. The original game came out last year, but should this version receive game-of-the-year consideration? I have five months to figure that out, because it's the best game I've played in 2014.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Paul Kelly	9 / 10	07-01-2014	An improved, expanded, more complete version of the game that delighted us last year.	Read review
Push Square	Ben Tarrant	9 / 10	07-21-2014	If you've never played Drinkbox Studios' delicious platformer before, then this is the best place to start. And, while we'd never recommend double-dipping a nacho in real life, we certainly encourage it with this super-charged adventure.	Read review
SpazioGames	Vittorio Valerisce	8.5 / 10	07-03-2014	With this Super Turbo Championship Edition,the DrinkBox Studios creature arrives on next-gen consoles proving to largely deserve the stage. Guacamelee! it is always the usual fun to play, here seasoned by a 2D technical sector now close to perfection and by a few but targeted new content that improves its gameplay and increases its duration. Beautiful to see, fun, full of brilliant and satisfying finds to play. Guacamelee! is exactly what a princess is to her luchador. Now you have no more excuses to let it get away from you.	Read review
The Digital Fix	Leigh Forgie	9 / 10	07-28-2014	As the definitive version of Drinkbox Studios 2013 breakout smash, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition builds upon the success of the original with extra content, tweaked gameplay, stunning next-gen visuals and a brilliant new boss battle.	Read review
Twinfinite	Alissa McAloon	5 / 5 stars	07-18-2014	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is difficult, fun, and addicting all at the same time. Despite its challenge and difficultly, the game is crafted and balanced enough where you're constantly learning and constantly inspired to work harder to conquer whatever stands in your path.	Read review
USgamer	Jeremy Parish	4.5 / 5 stars	06-30-2014	As fun in this beefed-up incarnation as in its original release, Guacamelee Super Turbo Champion Edition offers one of the best-designed and most original takes on the well-worn metroidvania phenomenon you'll ever find. The new material may not quite bring enough to the table to warrant a second purchase, and the game doesn't exactly push PS4 or Xbox One to the ragged edge of their capabilities, but once again excellent game design has less to do with technical specs and more to do with creativity and thoughtfulness: Features Guacamelee possesses in spades.	Read review
We Got This Covered	Paul Villanueva	4.5 / 5 stars	07-02-2014	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, despite the main game being a year old, proves to still be one of the premier downloadable titles around. Its expertly-tuned combat, responsive platforming and addicting exploration and upgrade elements make damn sure of that.	Read review
ZTGD	Drew Leachman	8.5 / 10	07-10-2014	The dialog is clever, and uses many pop culture and video game references that made me smile. That, along with the wonderful art style and fantastic soundtrack, makes it a very good deal for only $15. It has some big difficulty spikes, but overall Guacamelee is still a very fun time.	Read review

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Guacamelee! STCE is an enhanced version of Guacamelee! Gold Edition that adds in two huge new levels, an explosive new ‘Intenso’ power mode, 4-player local co-op support and more. You’ll need to use every bit of your skill and power to defeat STCE’s new challenges (including a scheming new boss- El Trio de la Muerte), in addition to everything the original game’s sprawling world has to throw at you.

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