It's been a long time coming since Drinkbox Studios, developers of the primarily PlayStation-exclusive Tales From Space series, announced their latest indie PSN addition, Guacamelee!, on May 30th, 2012. Until its release today, I was precarious as to whether I should pay the $11.99 it costs PlayStation Plus users to receive the game. Even after seeing the gameplay trailer, I was worried as to whether the visually impressive metroidvania style action-platformer would live up to its ambitions. Let it be known that it has. I would even go as far as saying that the game has surpassed any ambitions it may has previously held.
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| Guacamelee! shines bright like a... Dare I say it? DIAMOND on both PS Vita's OLED screen as well as the PlayStation 3D Display in native 1080p.
The gameplay is meticulously designed in such a way that it feels like a personal invention of the video game artists themselves. The inclusion of humor immerses players in a world that often feels as if they are interactively taking part in a Saturday morning cartoon, specifically a cartoon which I enjoyed as a kid, commonly known as Mucha Lucha! And the visuals are so well done that I no longer feel the need to purchase Rayman Legends on PS3 when it is released, as I already own the superior product with only a $12 investment. The game is a masterpiece, justifying my purchase of both PS3 and PS Vita.
 Bullogna Score: 8.7!
Pros:
-Meticulously designed gameplay
-Superb performance on both PS3 and Vita
-Cross-controller support (plays like Wii U using PS3/Vita)
-Cross-buy support (only had to pay $12 for both PS3 and Vita versions)
-Excellent co-op experience on PS3
-Brilliant inclusion of humor
Cons:
-Controls can be confusing at first
-Not able to play as Juan using Vita as controller for PS3
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