Whipseey and the Lost Atlas, the whipping and swinging retro platformer from developer Daniel A. Ramirez and publisher Blowfish Studios, leaps onto Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam for Windows PC in Q3 2019.
Phil writes, "I enjoy cute platformers, whether it's Kirby, LittleBigPlanet, or even The Legendary Starfy--by the way, Nintendo, bring that series back! Whipseey and the Lost Atlas has all the makings of an enjoyable platformer. It has tight controls, it has a reasonable difficulty to it, and it's just delightful with its pixel art appearance. Unfortunately, it has one costly issue that doesn't make for an appealing overall game."
VGChartz's Kevin McDonald: "The old adage says never judge a book by its cover, but sometimes you can’t help but do just that. I fear this may be a fate that falls upon Whipseey and the Lost Atlas, as a split second gaze upon any screenshots will likely see immediate comparisons drawn with Nintendo’s portly pink puff Kirby. Video footage may not help matters either, as it proudly wears influences from the likes of Super Mario Bros. and Castlevania on its sleeves. This, in combination with the low price point, may see the game written off as a second rate imitation, but every piece of art deserves a fair shake of the stick."
Whipseey is a 2D platformer that's reminiscent of SNES era platformers. It's a by the numbers platformer, that sadly doesn't evolve enough to make it stand out from the crowd.
