Fox n Forests

Release Date: May 17, 2018

Arcade, platformers, 2D, indie games, singleplayer

7.0

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An old-school 2D platform game that attempts to combine modern mechanics with the magic of classic titles from the eighties’ and nineties’. The title features 16-bit graphics and references to games like Castlevania, Zelda, Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts and Wonder Boy in Monster World.

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Fox n Forests for {PLAT} is a two-dimensional side-scrolling platform game that references classic titles of the genre, like Castlevania and ActRaiser 2. The game doesn’t only recreate the old solutions, but it adds some new ideas as well. The game was developed by an independent studio Bonus Level Entertainment. It was funded during a Kickstarter campaign. There it managed to gather more than 107 000 euro.

Mechanics

Fox n Forests is an old-school 2D side-scrolling platform game. The players must beat levels and fight enemies, including powerful bosses that frequently are the size of a large part of the screen. The main protagonist is a fox equipped with a magic crossbow. The weapon enables him to hit his enemies from distance. It can also be used in close combat. The item is able to change the time of the year. This means that each level features two versions. Using this ability is required to solve challenges that at first might seem to be unbeatable.

Game modes

Fox n Forests for {PLAT} features only a singleplayer mode.

Technical aspects

Fox n Forests for {PLAT} was made to feature atmospheric 16-bit graphics filled with colors. Both characters and levels reference the games that were popular during the nineties and much effort was put into making them.

Last updated on May 7, 2018

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[1:39] Fox n Forests launch trailer

[1:04] Fox n Forests trailer #1

7.0

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 40% of Critics. There are 44 Critic Reviews.

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DarkZero: 6 / 10 by Ian Howarth

Fox n Forests isn't for everyone – it feels more like a game development experiment that resulted in a nice bite-size nostalgia trip and was released just for fun.

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VGChartz: 5 / 10 by Ben Dye

The reality is not many games are going to capture that nostalgic magic like Shovel Knight did, and this is a decent if unexceptional attempt at doing so.

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TheSixthAxis: 7 / 10

Fox n Forests is a really enjoyable throwback to its 16-bit inspirations. It takes the style, gameplay, and mechanics of early platformers and produces a game that both feels like a lost classic and remains fun and involving to play. Its main negative is perhaps an inevitable result of its close adherence to historical precedence as it is fairly short.

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