Mute Crimson+

I'm a big fan of platformers, and Mute Crimson+ does more than enough to satisfy that itch of a tough but rewarding play-though - especially at it's $5 price tag. Gameplay is simple: move, jump, attack - and don't die. Each World has levels that you will be testing yourself how far you can get until you can advance to that next check point. When you finally get to that next area, that rewarding feeling suddenly stops short, as you'll be dying over and over again until you reach & defeat the boss - and I found myself not wanting to stop. It's a game that's hard to put down (or close out of) and it will be difficult but also an entertaining journey for any fans with experience of these challenging platforming games. It's very comparable to Super Meat Boy (another brutal yet enjoyable platformer) but the controls are not as clean in my opinion. I didn't feel as if the game's controls caused the majority of my deaths, but there were a handful of times where I thought they did me in. The jumping mechanic is a bit too floaty during the in-the-air movement, the buttons sometimes did not register, and jumping onto and off edges seemed like a rough transition at times; but overall I was able to beat the game & had fun doing so. I thought the music was pretty good, but as with all tough platformers it can be bothersome when you're stuck at a certain stage for an hour or so. I really love the black & white colors with the red outline for the game's art style. It made objectives and hazards seem clear, and the graphics give off a retro yet new-ish feel to it. It is a short game but you really can't argue paying $5 for 6-8 hours of entertainment (or frustration). Time played will certainly vary with your platforming skill level - but if you are up for a quick challenge I can absolutely recommend this game to you. Jerk Score: 8.0/10

I might not want to recommend this to those hardcore types out there. If you came to look for something that lives up to old school NES games like Ninja Gaiden. This isn't it. It's much, much easier than that game is! Sure, it gets hard. But the difficulty of this game is how willing you are to keep dying to get that coin surrounded by spikes. I mean sure. You need pixel perfect movement to get through the later levels. And the reflexes of a fruit fly to get past some enemies. But none of that matters when you respawn at a checkpoint 5 jumps away. RN I collected all of the coins from the City level all the way up to the Moon level. And in that span of 5 different worlds, I haven't raged quit once! That's not what I expected from the store page! I expected to have my A S S handed to me. Not half-assed handed to me! I haven't even broken a sweat yet! But while all that I've said above leads you to believe I don't like this game. Nope. You are wrong about that. I actually do like this game. It's kinda like a harder kirby for me really. I'd let my 5 yr old play this as a warm up before I beat him up in Slap City. If you are below the ages of 5-11( which I estimate roughly half the people on steam are) I thoroughly recommend this game. It's a great "getting good at video games" game. And If you find yourself having a rough time getting through this game, I recommend reading the subtitles to the cutscenes out loud, preferably before bed. Your grammar teacher will love your for it. Thank me later. :)

I've never played Ninja Gaiden and I guarantee you will still love this game if you haven't either. This is a beautifully crafted ninja hardcore platformer. It strikes a brilliant balance between challenging yet fair levels and intentionally terrible dialogue riddled with hilarious grammatical blunders. Infinite lives, one hit point, and creatively placed collectibles coupled with a short-range but nonetheless epic melee sword attack makes for a gameplay experience you won't want to end. The black and red visuals permeate the entire game, yet the worlds are still thematically varied. The powerful chiptune soundtrack is icing on the cake. This game has all the makings of high quality ninja platformer. It also has one of the best final bosses I've ever fought. Buy this game and tell your friends about it. 116 reviews in five years is unacceptable. Don't just tell your friends about it. Gift it to them. This game is one of the best 2D platformers I've ever played. 10/10

Challenging platformer, you will die many times unless you are extremely good in these type of games, however difficulty in general feels pretty fair, also game is about not doing mistakes most of time rather than you needing to play totally pixel perfect, so it is not some impossible challenge but rather quite fair one. Rating 8/10

Still one of the best Action Platformers i've ever played.

Good

Nice to get back to this for a while! In 2015 it was a surprise, from a genre I generally don't like, probably because I expected it to be one of those "Wannabe The Guy", as I called them, games whose difficulty is not based on careful design and balance but only on surprise factor. Quite the opposite: you will certainly die here, dozens of times, maybe even hundreds, but the game is always fair, everything is laid out before you, you'll get no fast ones pulled, it simply asks you to be skilled enough to pass those obstacles, and especially in the earlier levels it is also fairly generous with checkpoints. Complementing the fine gameplay are very distinctive graphics, all in grayscale and red with fluid animations, much better than the excessively minimalistic visuals of the XBLIG original. The plot is just an excuse, but is made quite funny by the hilarious Engrish of the dialogues. And Moth being best, erm, moth. One of those games that makes you curse, but you can't resist getting back in and try one more time.

Nice

A great 2d platformer in the vein of the classic NES Ninja Gaiden games of old. This one is actually a remake of a modest looking but really fun XBLG title (which is actually included here as a bonus unlockable!) The visuals are very well done and quite atractive despite sticking to use a limeted color palette mostly made up of black, white and red. The music is quite good as well with great tunes that set the current stage's given mood. Control wise is simple and responsive on gamepads as well as on keyboards, and you can even customize controls as you see fit. And you'll definitely appreciate the game's simple controls and its responsiveness, for this game's challenge is definitely on the tough side, so checkpoints and unlimited lives are appreciated in order to see the game's simple but entertaining story to the end. Speaking of the game's story, the game seems to pay an homage to the silly localization that the infamous Sega Genesis title Zero Wing got back in the day. Yup, the story is told in an intentionally silly english script that barely makes sense. Some may find it annoying, but others will definitely get a chuckle or two out of it. All in all, this is one of the better retro styled 2d platformer games available on steam. An easy recomendation for sure, and hey, there is now a new updated version (Mute Crimson DX) that features lots of QOL updates should you want more of what this title offers!

"Mute Crimson+" is a stylish pixelated 2D precision platformer, where you slash, double jump and wall climb your way through different levels and worlds ninja-style. The game is pretty straightforward and simple in its execution - while there are some gameplay-mechanics which are added as you progress, your moveset never changes, every chapter ends with a boss and there is one optional collectible in every level. Art and animation is great, the soundtrack has a banger retro vibe and the level design is really solid. Plus the story and dialogue (with nicely drawn cutscene-stills) is so purposely bad and riddled with grammar errors, it is nothing short of hilarious and amazing! (Gotta love Moth, tho!). The game is challenging but more forgiving than other entries in the genre (unless you are playing arcade-mode with limited lives), and the difficulty curve is just right. Your jump is very high-grav and the wall grab is something to get used to, but apart from that the movement is very fluid. Overall a great and fun entry that is worth your time!