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A Hole New World

A Hole New World

Released: 3/1/2018

The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions! Jump and shoot like they did in the good ol' arcade days. Fight enemies in your world and in the Upside Down World! Defeat gigantic bosses and acquire their powers! You already know how to play! The challenge is in the game, not in complicated controls! Story Mode with five different worlds, Game+, Boss Rush Mode, Challenge Mode and multiple endings! More than 30 different enemies, 7 boss battles and lots of secret characters to discover!

The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions! Jump and shoot like they did in the good ol' arcade days. Fight enemies in your world and in the Upside Down World! Defeat gigantic bosses and acquire their powers! You already know how to play! The challenge is in the game, not in complicated controls! Story Mode with five different worlds, Game+, Boss Rush Mode, Challenge Mode and multiple endings! More than 30 different enemies, 7 boss battles and lots of secret characters to discover!

The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions! Jump and shoot like they did in the good ol' arcade days. Fight enemies in your world and in the Upside Down World! Defeat gigantic bosses and acquire their powers! You already know how to play! The challenge is in the game, not in complicated controls! Story Mode with five different worlds, Game+, Boss Rush Mode, Challenge Mode and multiple endings! More than 30 different enemies, 7 boss battles and lots of secret characters to discover!

Critics
72
Steam
76

Score Breakdown

72.0

Critic Average

7 reviews

76

Steam User Score

103 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-3.7
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-3.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (29%)5 launch window (71%)0 late (0%)