Curse of the Sea Rats
Curse of the Sea Rats is a Metroidvania video game developed by Barcelona-based Petoons Studio and published by PQube. The game was released on April 6, 2023, for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It received critical praise for its artwork, but technical issues and problems with game balance were cited as negatives.
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Curse of the Sea Rats
- Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Curse of the Sea Rats was published by PQube.
- Language
- English · Catalan
- Genre
- action-adventure game · Metroidvania
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Curse of the Sea Rats is a Metroidvania video game developed by Barcelona-based Petoons Studio and published by PQube. The game was released on April 6, 2023, for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It received critical praise for its artwork, but technical issues and problems with game balance were cited as negatives.
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• Title — Curse of the Sea Rats • Developer — Petoons Studio • Publisher — PQube • Director — Dani del Amor • Producer — Alba Sayós • Designer — Alex Calvo • Programmer — * Alex Cortés • Alberto Guillén • Artist — * Àngel Durà • Marina D. Senosiain • Composer — Max Ballet • Engine — Unity • Platforms — * Nintendo Switch • PlayStation 4 • PlayStation 5 • Windows • Xbox One • Xbox Series X/S • Released — April 6, 2023 • Genre — Metroidvania • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
A pirate witch transforms all the people on a prison ship into a rat. The ship's captain offers to grant amnesty to four of the prisoners if they defeat the witch. Curse of the Sea Rats is a Metroidvania game where players fight enemies across 2D platforms. Each of the four playable characters has their own set of unique skills, and up to four players can play at once. Players can switch between the characters at set points in the game. The art is hand-drawn.
Development
Development
Curse of the Sea Rats was crowdfunded in 2020 and became one of the most successful video games of the year. It was released for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X/S on April 6, 2023.
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Curse of the Sea Rats published.
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Curse of the Sea Rats is recorded as published in 2023.
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Curse of the Sea Rats received an aggregate Metacritic score of 59/100 on Switch, 66/100 on PC and 63/100 on PS5, all indicating "mixed or average reviews". In a December 2022 preview, Hardcore Gamer said "it shows incredible promise so far" and praised the voice acting, animation and visuals. After its release, Slant Magazine criticized the game's humor, calling it unfunny and out of place in what seems to be meant as a challenging game. They also felt the game did not use its concept or differentiate the protagonists enough. Commenting on the game balance, they said that the bosses were frequently too easy, yet the other enemies could sometimes defeat the protagonists with ease. Pocket Tactics praised the graphics but said that the game's difficulty will likely put off casual fans, and input delays on the Switch will frustrate hardcore gamers. NintendoWorldReport said the game "has a lot of potential, but the samey characters and bugs hold it back". Digitally Downloaded wrote that the game's audience is limited to those who "like the idea of quirky rats and humour to go with their challenging and unforgiving platforming".
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The circumstances in which Curse of the Sea Rats stands. Developed by Petoons Studio. Recorded as video game. Published by PQube.
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- “Curse of the Sea Rats”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Made with Unity Monthly: April 2023 roundup. Unity. 2023-05-03.
- 2.Romano, Sal. Curse of the Sea Rats launches April 6. Gematsu. 2023-01-24.
- 3.Norman, Jim. Hand-Drawn Metroidvania Curse Of The Sea Rats Scurries Towards 2023 Release Date. Nintendo Life. 2022-10-27.
- 4.Hall, Charlie. Games broke funding records on Kickstarter in 2020, despite the pandemic. Polygon. 2020-12-22.
- 5.Curse of the Sea Rats. Gamepressure.
- 6.Curse of the Sea Rats (PC). Metacritic.
- 7.Peeples, Jeremy. Curse of the Sea Rats Shows Incredible Promise. Hardcore Gamer. 2022-12-02.
- 8.Riccio, Aaron. Curse of the Sea Rats Review: A Metroidvania That Has Trouble Tipping the Scales for Fun. Slant Magazine. 2023-04-03.
- 9.Lawton, Tilly. Curse of the Sea Rats Switch review – a ro-dented Ratroidvania. Pocket Tactics. 2023-03-31.
- 10.DeVader, Joe. Curse of the Sea Rats (Switch) Review. NintendoWorldReport. 2023-04-07.
- 11.Sainsbury, Matt. Review: Curse of the Sea Rats (Nintendo Switch). Digitally Downloaded. 2023-04-03.
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