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Spelunky

PC, X360, PS3, VITA, PS4

First Released Jul 4, 2012

When you first venture into the caverns of Spelunky, you may smile at the first snake that sedately slithers towards you, waiting to be dispatched with your trusty whip. You may puff up with confidence the first time you use a bomb to blast yourself a handy shortcut. “I’m a regular Indiana Jones,” you might think to yourself, “I got this.” This two-dimensional platformer can seem welcoming with its cartoonish characters and lighthearted vibe, but you’ll soon learn the truth. A snake isn’t so sedate when it’s hiding a jar to ambush you, and a bomb can kill you as easily as help you. Runaway boulders move a lot faster in Spelunky than in the movies, and you most definitely do not “got this.”

You will die. A lot. Sometimes you’ll laugh at your misfortune, other times you will rage. You may survive for minutes upon minutes, or you may die in a matter of seconds. Spikes, arrow traps, exploding frogs, carnivorous plants, lava people, yetis, vampires, crocodile men, and more all wait to claim your life, and claim it they shall. Over and over and over again.

But with each death, you learn. The levels change when you die and you begin each attempt with the same starter kit of items, so you have a clean slate and new caverns to face with each new life. The only difference between your 1st playthrough and your 401st playthrough is the knowledge and skill you have earned. You come to realize that your tens, hundreds, thousands of deaths have not been separate attempts, but rather one continuous struggle to become the savvy, heroic, dashing adventurer that part of you has always dreamed of being. And that’s the true brilliance of Spelunky; it doesn’t give you amazing skills and say, “Here, you’re an adventurer now. Have fun!” Spelunky gives you an amazing world and says, “So, you wanna be an adventurer? Prove it.”

GO TO HELL

Spelunky has many secrets, chief among them the hidden sequence of feats you must perform to reach the secret bonus levels and conquer the true final boss. Beating it normally is just the beginning.