

Cave Story+ is such an enjoyable experience throughout, and I see why it garnered the praise that it has over the years. My criticisms are that the length is incredibly short and you could probably beat it in one sitting, and that the $30 price tag is a bit much for a digital purchase, so I recommend picking up the physical version. (Secure Download - NO Adware or Spyware) What's Free - Play game for 100 minutes. There are multiple endings you can go for, but just be warned that if you want the best ending, be prepared to work for it. The bosses are interesting and fun, but won't offer much of a challenge.

The game is linear in the sense that you won't have to discover areas and instead move through one level to another. The gameplay consists of precise platforming and shooting enemies with various weapons you will find throughout your journey that has an interesting mechanic of collecting experience to level up your weapon. Cave Story+ has some very crisp pixel art, fantastic music, weird but adorable characters, and a vague story. I have always heard how much of a great game Cave Story is, so I decided to pick up Cave Story+ and see if it lived up to its praise and, it I have always heard how much of a great game Cave Story is, so I decided to pick up Cave Story+ and see if it lived up to its praise and, it definitely does.
