Description
Cave Story begins with an amnesiac soldier finding a city of rabbits (called Mimigas). The Mimigas are preyed on by an evil doctor, who kidnaps them for his evil experiments. The Mimigas still remember Arthur, a hero from their past and others are awaiting for the return of Dragons. The soldier soon falls in with Sue, a stranger to the Mimigas, but the only one who seems to know about the Dragon Eggs. Unfortunately the doctor wants her next.
Cave Story closely resembles a NES platformer with a distinct 8-bit style and fast gameplay. The main character collects weapons, which level up, and also finds health capsules to increase his life bar. There are a variety of jumping puzzles and boss battles to challenge players as they explore this surprisingly large game.
Rather than a straight port, the Wii version was drastically updated with enhanced and re-drawn graphics, updated character designs, and a new English localization. It also includes a host of additional game modes such as Boss Attack to take on every boss in the game, Sanctuary Time Attack to complete a difficult maze as quickly as possible, and Curly Story where the main character is replaced by the female character Curly. The game also runs in widescreen.
Alternate Titles
- "Tale of the Cave " -- Alternate translation
- "Doukutsu Monogatari " -- Japanese title
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User Reviews
There are no reviews for the Wii release of this game. You can use the links below to write your own review or read reviews for the other platforms of this game.
The Press Says
| Official Nintendo Magazine |
Dec 10, 2010 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Mar 23, 2010 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| N-Europe |
Jan 01, 2011 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GameZone |
Apr 16, 2010 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Mar 23, 2010 |
8.75 out of 10 |
88 |
| GameTrailers |
Mar 24, 2010 |
8.7 out of 10 |
87 |
| IGN |
Mar 19, 2009 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| gamrReview |
Apr 25, 2010 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| The A.V. Club |
Mar 29, 2010 |
B+ |
83 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Dec 15, 2010 |
16 out of 20 |
80 |
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Legacy
In many ways the game has set a trend in quality for indie platformers. This has also led to it being brought up in discussions about originality in the indie games community. New games, even often of a completely different genre, are often described as
Cave Story rip-offs, but mostly not seriously and rather as a running gag.
