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Video game review: “Spelunky 2”: More dangerous than ever to go alone

Spelunky 2” is a platform video game, which was released in September 2020 for Windows and PlayStation 4. It is developed by Mossmouth and BlitWorks. This video game is a sequel to 2008’s Spelunky. “Spelunky 2” has received a lot of positive responses from the fans after its release.




When you explore the physical destruction of any area, there is danger around every corner. But, when you explore these destructions on the moon, it also includes various dangers around every corner. “Spelunky 2” explains about the same thing. The story of this video game revolves around Ana, who is the daughter of the explorer from the original game. In this game, the player has control over Ana, and she visits the moon to find her missing parents.


In the game “Spelunky 2”, Ana has to navigate the deadly underground caves to collect treasures and the cave is filled with various enemies and traps to stop Ana from accomplishing her mission. When Ana dies, she loses most of her collected items and needs to restart the level from the beginning. With the help of procedural generation, the level would also rearrange itself to present new challenges. Every stage of “Spelunky 2” also features various layers and allows the player to explore them. The game also introduces some new and advanced additions such as a new area Volcano, new monsters, new traps, and more. It also introduces both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. The game also supports four-player online multiplayer gaming.


That belongs on the moon

It is good news for those players who have already played the original “Spelunky” that the original Spelunky Guy has settled down and raised a family. He kept on exploring, and his recent journey took him up to the moon. But, he has gone missing now, and it looks like everything that has happened in the first game is responsible for this. Ana Spelunky is introduced in the new game as a new protagonist to take her friends along with her on to the moon to search the physical destructions to find her father.


There is much more about “Spelunky 2” that you should know. The game includes more enemies, more ruins, more efforts, and more ways to die. For cooperative exploration, players have at least four characters to choose from. The game will allow the players plenty of chances to explore because, according to the difficulty level of “Spelunky 2”, the players are going to die a lot.


Temples of doom

The objectives of “Spelunky 2” are very clear. You are lost in a series of ruins, and you have to find the exit of each chamber, and you have to carry any treasure you can find along with you. Each area is filled with several hazardous traps, wild creatures, and various dangers to kill you. You cannot accomplish your missions in “Spelunky 2” only based on memorization. Every level in the game is generated randomly. The only thing which you can remember is the type of enemy and the design of traps so that you can trigger it the next time you face it. There is a lot of skill required to make it out alive.


There are various ways available for the players to defend themselves. To take out minor enemies, players are provided with an issue whip. The players will also have limited disposable resources such as bombs and ropes. Ropes can help players reach out-of-the-way objects. On the other hand, bombs can be used to destroy the traps. The players can also create their shortcuts to exit the level. One of the best parts of the “Spelunky 2” is that you might get killed in more ways than one, and your survival at each level depends on your skills.


Another best thing involved in “Spelunky 2” is that it makes the story of players and reflects their performance. The game makes players laugh over the silly way they died and also makes them angry over the stupid mistakes they did every time. This game has also introduced some new ideas with liquid physics.


After exploring the details of the recent game “Spelunky 2,” we have concluded that it has come with a lot of advancement and new features as compared to the original “Spelunky.” This game cannot let the players feel tedious. Whenever a player dies in this game, he gets more encouragement to restart the level with more concentration. In other words, “Spelunky 2” is a great video game, and you should give it a try.


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