Game Reviews

Blade Kitten comes to us from Krome Studios, the talented developer behind Ty the TasmanianTiger. It’s a wonderful side-scrolling action game starring a half human, half feline bounty hunter named Kit Ballard, who uses her floating sword and death defying acrobatics to defeat a variety of evildoers. Controls take some getting used to, but once you conquer the learning curve, you’ll have a blast chopping up bad guys and snagging loot.

As soon as the first level began, our first thought was “hey, this reminds us of Shadow Complex”, which is definitely a good thing. Each of the game’s massive levels sport plenty of secret rooms to find that contain HEX, Blade Kitten’s currency, so there’s a fun incentive to traveling off the beaten path, especially when it involves grabbing cash to purchase tons of items and weapons.

We’re also big fans of the combat. Kit doesn’t have a wide variety of maneuvers, but her move list gets the job done, as we disposed of enemies with her floating blade and destroyed a few of them at once with a ground pound. Not only are these attacks simple to pull off, but beaten enemies also drop HEX.There’s also a satisfying mix of platforming, as Kit scales/climbs up walls and double jumps to reach higher areas. Krome also did a nice job placing obstructions along the way, such as lasers, fire and other impediments.