- Shooter, Racing, Adventure, Indie
Set in a futuristic Odyssey, The Next Penelope is a fast paced action racing game with loud colors, an original story and a challenging risk-reward system. Weapons can be mixed and used at any time, but all these abilities cost vital energy, so the player is very powerful and close to death at the same time!
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, grave and relentless.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
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DestructoidChris CarterJun 20159/10The Next Penelope is a blast to play on PC, and will probably be a massive hit at parties when it arrives on Wii U later this year. It's a shame more old-school racers aren't around, but with games like this and 90s Arcade Racer, the scene is seeing a revival that brings a huge smile to my face.
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NintendoWorldReportDaan KoopmanDec 20179/10At the end of the day, The Next Penelope isn't a racing game. It is an adventure game that happens to use racing as one of its core mechanics.
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Nintendo LifeDamien McFerranDec 20178/10The Next Penelope may be quite a short experience but it's one that will challenge your skills and dazzle you at the same time.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Arkedo Studio
- Publisher
- Plug In Digital
- Released
- May 29, 2015
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Construct 2
IGDB rating 7.1/10 from 4 ratings.
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