Review by Harvard L.
Candlelight feels like a marriage between the modern platformer and a walking simulator. Its production values are wonderful and there is a sheer joy in every aspect of the game's design which is infectious. This is backed by simple yet solid platformer mechanics which do a good job of drawing the player through the lavish environments, making the player forget that they're even bound to a 2D plane. Developed as a passion project by one man studio, Pixel Maverick Games, Candlelight is vibrant, contemplative and a great game for all ages.
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What is a hero if not a light in the dark? They are called upon when danger looms ahead to vanquish the threat, and banish the darkness. Pixel Maverick Games, a one man studio composed of Rod Moye, seems to have taken this analogy to heart in creating Candlelight, a platformer that has you take control of a candle that needs to relight the other candles and get rid of the smoke monster that snuffed them all out.
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Carl Williams writes, "Anyone that knows me knows I am into 2.5D side scrolling games from the likes of Astal and Clockwork Knight on the Sega Saturn to the reboot of Castle of Illusion or Swordigo. If it is 2.5D side scrolling action, role playing, adventuring, I will at least give it a chance. This is the reason I am covering Candlelight, it is a 2.5D side scrolling action platform title in the style of the Super Mario series but you are in control of a candle of all things. Yeah, a candle, made of wax with a burning top. Now read on and find out why you should care."
