Games Asylum: "This 2.5D side-scrolling platformer may have a name akin to something Ned Flanders would say, but had it launched in the ‘90s it would doubtlessly be called something lame like Max the Mongoose. That’s because our heroes here are a pair of high-spirited mongooses, known as Niko and Luna – not Niko and Riko, as the game’s name may suggest. After Niko’s airship crashes on a mystical island, they find themselves confronted by burly bipedal snake-men who, amongst other things, wish to drain the world’s oceans to create a giant desert. And you thought the snake-like villains in GI Joe and Masters of the Universe were up to no good."`
Nikoderiko: The Magical World – Director's Cut takes an already solid platformer and elevates it to new heights with added content, new secrets and polished graphics that make it the definitive release of the game.
TSA writes: "If you're a platforming fan, then this is one you won't want to miss."
WTMG's Oliver Shellding: "I by no means think Nikoderiko is a bad game. On the contrary, I think it’s a lovely little piece with some strange missteps (the voice acting feels unnecessary) but an overall strong presentation. Yet the execution, particularly on the Switch, is just not a spectacular piece. It janks in weird places, the fluidity is ruined by the limitations of the hardware, and sometimes the perspective changes are too frequent and too unexpected. I adore the chances and swings, and, when it works, it works so very well. When it falls, though, you really feel the weight of it all and the legacy it’s trying to carry. With a performance patch, this could be an absolute banger, but for now I can only recommend it to the diehards who simply must play the latest Rare-inspired title."
