https://indiegamerchick.com/2011/07/02/aban-hawkins-the-1000-spikes/ Indie and Retro Gaming Reviews from the one and only IGC Wed, 29 Dec 2021 05:47:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://indiegamerchick.com/2011/07/02/aban-hawkins-the-1000-spikes/#comment-62843 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 05:47:24 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-62843 […] Cuphead never feels like a traditional punisher. This isn’t Super Meat Boy. This isn’t 1001 Spikes. It’s not Celeste. This might be the most notable accomplishment of Cuphead that nobody talks […]

]]> https://indiegamerchick.com/2011/07/02/aban-hawkins-the-1000-spikes/#comment-2946 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:06:57 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-2946 […] when people accuse me of having a bias against punishers, I point out that Aban Hawkins & the 1000 Spikes, the second game I ever reviewed here and an original member of the leaderboard.  Of course, that […]

]]> https://indiegamerchick.com/2011/07/02/aban-hawkins-the-1000-spikes/#comment-1470 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:01:21 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-1470 […] games can be fun.  Take Aban Hawkins.  It was the second game I ever reviewed and it still holds up as one of the better punishment […]

]]> https://indiegamerchick.com/2011/07/02/aban-hawkins-the-1000-spikes/#comment-957 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:09:09 +0000 http://indiegamerchick.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-957 […] it relies on trial-and-error gameplay.  That system can produce fun games (see Aban Hawkins), but being forced to start from the beginning every time you do the “error” part of […]

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