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Test your skills to the max with this fun & challenging arcade style skate game set in a retro 1980s neighbourhood filled with danger...
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, cool and nostalgic.
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Nintendo LifeDom Reseigh-LincolnAug 20188/10While its setup does make it look like one of those soulless endless runners that fill mobile app stores, The VideoKid overcomes that hollow association by offering up a nostalgic love letter to the characters that defined a decade. The random layout means you'll never get the same run twice, but once you've played each section of its celebrity-filled suburbia a few times, you will start to notice plenty of bits being recycled as you head to your final destination. Still, with high-scores to chase and new character skins and tricks to unlock, this modern Paperboy has earned its pay packet.
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TheSixthAxisAran SuddiDec 20188/10The Videokid is one of those arcade titles that can easily eat away at your time if you let. The simplistic but addictive gameplay means you'll want to keep going back until you've beaten the course. Combine it with the colourful voxel art and the humour that permeates the game and you have a verified fun experience on your hands. The Videokid isn't just an homage to Paperboy, it's a successor.
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GameSpaceEd OrrJun 20188/10The Videokid is developer Pixeltrip's modern runner with a retro twist. It puts players back in an era when VHS was the only way to watch movies at home. As a thoroughly irresponsible teenager, we take to our skateboard to deliver tapes, cause mischief, and avoid oncoming obstacles. This is our Videokid review.
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Video ChumsA.J. MaciejewskiSep 20182/5 starsObserving all the retro references in The VideoKid is only exciting for a few minutes.
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PlayStation LifeStyleAhmed MohamedDec 20186/10(I cannot confirm the existence of a Top Gun Easter egg or character appearance in the game because I did not watch the movie, but I can say that, on behalf of PixelTrip Studios, Tom Cruise's likeness was nowhere to be found in case any lawyers are reading this.)
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Videokid Games, PixelTrip Studios
- Publisher
- Chorus Worldwide, PixelTrip Studios
- Released
- January 31, 2017
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Unity
IGDB rating 6.5/10 from 3 ratings.
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