By finding a salesman named Chester hidden in most levels, the player can purchase secondary items known as relics that can be used with a limited supply of magic. Shovel Knight's primary means of attack is his shovel, which he can either use to attack enemies head-on and dig up treasure, or aim below him while jumping to bounce on enemies, similar to the pogo jump from DuckTales or the downward thrust from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
In the game's first campaign, Shovel of Hope, players control the eponymous protagonist as he collects treasure and fights against the Order of No Quarter. Shovel Knight is a 2D side-scrolling platform game with an 8-bit graphical style. Pre-release screenshot of Shovel Knight, with 8-bit-inspired graphics Shovel of Hope Another spin-off, the roguelike Shovel Knight Dig, was co-developed with Nitrome and released on Septemfor Windows, Nintendo Switch, and Apple Arcade. Ī spin-off dungeon crawler puzzle game, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, was co-developed with Vine and released on Decemfor macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4.
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The full game was released in December 2019 as Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, which includes three other campaigns Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment, and King of Cards, along with multiplayer fighting game Shovel Knight Showdown. With the release of additional campaigns, the original story received the retronym Shovel of Hope. The game received critical acclaim, with critics considering it one of the greatest video games ever made. Shovel Knight is inspired by gameplay and graphics of platformer games developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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It was ported to OS X and Linux in September 2014, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One in April 2015, Amazon Fire TV in September 2015, and Nintendo Switch in March 2017.
Development was crowdfunded and the game was released for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Windows in June 2014. Shovel Knight is a platform video game developed and published by Yacht Club Games.
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