IGN writes: "Chances are you don't know Cave Story, at least not yet. A classic download freeware game for PC, Cave Story started hit the web in 2004 after over five years by developer Daisuke Amaya, or "Pixel," as he's known on the net. We often dig into "underground" games when possible, and - like many of the more fortunate gamers out there - have already gone the distance with Cave Story on PC, but with a little help from a new WiiWare developer Nicalis, this cult classic PC title is now getting the star treatment on WiiWare, and yes, it's well worth your attention.
Cave Story centers around a little boy named Quote, who wakes up in a mysterious world and instantly gets to work in exploring the vast land that awaits underground. In the same vein as something like Super Metroid or Blaster Master (if you only played out -of-vehicle, that is), Cave Story is made up of classic pixel art, and is all about adventuring at your own pace, blasting the crud out of baddies with your newfound blaster. At the start of the game you'll be extremely weak (one or two hits will knock Quote out), but after a bit of exploration you'll quickly build up your set of items, upgrades, and levels. In the same vein as Metroid, you'll explore underground cavers and basically take you where the level design allows, but unlike Nintendo's classic, you'll level up and build up Quote's stats over time as well."
Cave Story+ is free at Epic Games Store. The free game offer runs until September 7 at 11 AM Eastern. Once you claim it, it's yours to keep.
Alex S. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Last week we took a look at ten games that, while great in their own right kind of represented what most people think of when they think of DSiWare; small games that offer fun, but limited experiences. And while that's definitely a defining feature of DSiWare games the service was also home to some surprisingly deep experiences that you can take on the go. And that's really what defines the best games for the service, games that went above and beyond what people expected from it."
Starting today, Cave Story+ is free at Epic Games Store. The free game offer runs until December 10 at 11 AM Eastern. Once you claim it, it’s yours to keep.
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