Noitu Love: Devolution

Platforms

• Nintendo Wii U

  Sep 15, 2016

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  7.7

  playscore

  7.4

  6 Critics

  8.6

  57 Players
• Nintendo 3DS

  Sep 15, 2016

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  8.0

  playscore

  8.1

  4 Critics

  8.6

  67 Players

8 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  NintendoLife

  8.0

  Noitu Love: Devolution certainly appears to be a labour of love. It's the type of game that straddles the line between being an homage to a throwback era and reinventing the wheel with its unique pointer driven control scheme. Although originally meant for a PC audience, the transition to Wii U feels natural. The touchscreen method, while interesting, isn't as ideal as an old fashioned Wii Remote pointer. Regardless, Noitu Love: Devolution is definitely worth your time, although your time may be limited to the comfort of the control scheme you choose.

  Reviewed on Wii U, 3DS

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  Nintendo World Report

  7.5

  A great game is nestled inside of this package, but some of the quality of life deficits that may have been acceptable in the Genesis days are a bit of a sore spot now. Still, there’s not a lot like it on Wii U so it’s worth taking for a spin.

  Reviewed on Wii U

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  Destructoid

  9.0

  Noitu Love: Devolution feels better than ever on the 3DS. It looks just as beautiful, even on the small screen, and plays right into the touchscreen's strength. The arcade nature of the game almost guarantees multiple playthroughs on harder difficulties and with new, completely unique characters.

  Reviewed on 3DS

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  Brash Games

  7.0

  Overall I do think ‘Noitu Love: Devolution’ is worth giving a try. Even if the unique control scheme is a bit of a novelty, it’s still worth the experience and there is some genuine fun to be had here.

  Reviewed on Wii U
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  Brash Games

  8.0

  It might not reach the heights of the genres’ finest examples and the control scheme on 3DS isn’t quite as slick as the Wii U equivalent, but despite these issues, Konjak’s glorious love letter to 90s arcade gaming proves an enjoyable and highly addictive experience.

  Reviewed on 3DS
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  Nintendo Enthusiast

  7.5

  Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed playing through Noitu Love: Devolution, even though I would have preferred to have more of it. The levels were varied and the boss battles were spectacular. It is such a shame that the game does not have more meat on it, because in the current form I can only recommend Noitu Love: Devolution to the biggest arcade fans.

  Reviewed on Wii U
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  Vandal

  7.5

  Un homenaje claro a las aventuras de acción y disparos 2D de las de antes. Esa es la propuesta que nos deja esta producción creada por un solo diseñador, Joakim Sandberg, un tipo al que le debían gustar mucho juegos como Gunstar Heroes, Rocket Knight y demás producciones similares aparecidas para las consolas de 16 bits. Ese es precisamente el gran atractivo que posee esta obra, que seguramente cautivará a los jugadores más nostálgicos, si bien se trata de un título que a pesar de ofrecer una rejugabilidad bastante aceptable, es bastante corto… y más si sois habilidosos.

  Reviewed on Wii U, 3DS

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  FNintendo

  7.0

  A estreia de Konjak nas consolas da Nintendo acontece através de um título que já tinha dado mostras do seu potencial anos antes no PC. Noitu Love: Devolution continua a ser vibrante, frenético, confuso, desafiante... um conjunto de adjectivos que qualificam um jogo que, apesar de algumas falhas, merece a atenção daqueles que vibraram com Metal Slug, Contra ou Gunstar Heroes e procuram uma nova abordagem ao género sem ter de recorrer ao baú das recordações. Aqui pode mesmo estar uma nova recordação para esse baú.

  Reviewed on Wii U

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