Requires More Lives Than 101 Cats Possess!



Indie developer Nicalis inc. the masterminds responsible for the North American release of top tier indie titles such as Cave Story are releasing the truly challenging 8-bit retro title 1001 Spikes a platformer where you try to beat the game's super challenging dungeon with 1001 lives at your disposal! The Wii U eshop version will feature an exclusive multiplayer mode for you and up to three of your friends to tackle! In the latest trailer shown above characters from other indie titles such as Cave Story and Knytt Stories will be playable in the game!

Here is the description from the game's official page on the Nintendo website:

Jim Hawkins, the world-renowned archaeologist, has gone missing while exploring the frozen reaches of Antarctica.

Before his disappearance, he entrusted his daughter Tina with a map to the long forgotten ruins of Ukampa Temple in South America, along with a letter warning that death waits behind its every corner.

In that letter, he posed a challenge to his estranged son, Aban Hawkins: to venture forth into the deadly ruins in search of a legendary treasure rumored to lie behind the Golden Door of Poko-Mum.

Can Aban survive the endless traps of Ukampa and surpass his famous father once and for all?

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