The Thors is a title of JanduSoft And Pow Pixel Games to scam a touch of the most classic. 2D action and platforming lateral movementAll fans of works released more than three decades ago on arcade machines or consoles like Sega Mega Drive or Super Nintendo, will be interested in knowing this game.
A principle as simple as it is fun
In The Thors Don’t expect a story that will change your life.far from it. Although there is a narrative, the truth is that it works more as an excuse to give way to the mamporros with the character we have chosen, among the 4 available (we will return to this later). The gameplay is just as simplehaving only one button for a basic attack, another for a strong attack, one more for rolling/dodge and the last one for jumping. The biggest peculiarity is that the attack button (X on Xbox) is also used to use a additional item or weapon we collected on the mapif you press it at the same time as the up button on the directional cross.
The items we can collect throughout each level will help us either to restore some lost health or to attack enemies in various ways. Regarding the latter, it is possible to throw axes from a distance or even call different allies who appear in the form of companions ready to inflict damage on anything that approaches us. Without a doubt, a very interesting addition to such a classic formula.
Abathor is better in co-op
The main attraction of The Thors This is the possibility of be able to play the entire game in co-op with up to 3 other players (4 in total) in local mode, and also simultaneously, all at the same time on the same screen. Each of them will be able to choose between 4 characters differentiated by their statistics and abilities. Crantor (the Barbarian) will specialize in powerful attacks and endurance, while Azaes (the Wizard) will focus more on using special magic that allows him to absorb the souls of his enemies, charging a status bar with the order to temporarily increase your attack and dodge capabilities.
What needs to be emphasized is that, If you decide to play this proposition alone, the adventure can become quite complicated. Of course, there is a difficulty selector For all types of players, experienced or not. If you are playing alone, I strongly recommend you to select the easiest difficulty since you will not be able to change it later, and it is mandatory to restart the game from scratch to do so. The difference between one difficulty and another lies in number of credits (lives) available, which once completed we will have to repeat the world again where we were from the beginning (each world contains between 4 and 5 levels).
Treasures everywhere and character upgrades
In The Thors We have many treasures distributed in each levelsome hidden and some not. From them we obtain orocalcum, which acts as currency, necessary to be able to Purchase upgrades, credits or items from a merchant that appears intermittently. These upgrades will increase the character’s abilities, from attack to jump distance, critical hit rate, etc. It is important to note that if we lose all available credits, in addition to having to start the current world from the beginning as I mentioned before, all the upgrades purchased from the merchant will be eliminated. A curious roguelite element to further increase the difficulty of the odyssey.
Abathor features nostalgic pixel art as technical trademark
The artistic style chosen for The Thors it’s a Nostalgic pixelart of works over 30 years old behind their backs. Enemy Designfrom spiders to humanoid ghosts or snakes, to final bosses, one of them being a huge cyclops from Greek mythology, breathe a very classic air. The same thing happens with the settings, in the form of beaches, medieval fortresses, enchanted forests… It is worth mentioning that the final bosses They are presented at the end of each world (not each level) and this each one forces us to use different mechanics, thus completely breaking the monotony to make us feel like we are facing a new challenge every time we are confronted with one of them.
The game’s soundtrack is excellent and it fits like a glove, with themes that are energizing enough to not lose the motivation to continue killing monsters at any time. Similarly, the technical optimization is superb and allows us to enjoy this interesting arcade work without any type of slowdown, bug or any other technical problem. Even the loading screens are almost non-existent.
In short, does Abathor take us back to the old 2D arcade games?
Briefly answering the subtitle of this section: yes. The Thors is an interesting 2D side-motion action platformer gamewith a very present violence and blood (without exaggeration), which will dazzle any fan of this type of proposals. Simple but very fun mechanics, items that revisit the original concept, exploration of secrets, selectable difficulty and a beautiful technical and sound section. But what is more important: the Cooperative mode with up to 3 other players in local mode, which gives the adventure a little extra fun that is rarely seen in this day and age, where we usually only opt for online modes.
Without a doubt, we are facing a A must-have if you’re looking for something retro that’s all about the essentialswithout many pretensions, as it was in the past. It is even better if you can play with a friend or family member, where you will have fun for a while searching for treasures and killing monsters together.
The Thors It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC. Remember that in the Xbox Space we will continue to cover every day all the latest video game news on your favorite console.
Pro.
- Classic flavor throughout.
- Unpretentious entertainment, like in the old days.
- Great fun in co-op, but…
Contra.
- …Playing solo becomes too difficult on any difficulty other than the lowest.
I’ve been playing video games for as long as I can remember, so you could say I enjoy talking about them a little.
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