Genre(s): Action/3rd Person,
Adventure/Action Adventure, Casual/Arcade
Metacritic Rating: 83 (out of 100)
Price: $4.99. Low Cost. Can sometimes be found as part of the Indie Bundle “The Humble Bundle”.
Link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/113200/
Demo Link: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/581168
Description:
The Binding of Isaac is a roguelike, 2D shooter based on the dungeon structure of Zelda (NES). At its core it controls like Smash TV / Robotron in a randomly generated semi RPG world filled with powerups items and special abilities.
The player controls Isaac or one of five other unlockable characters as he explores the dungeons located in his mother’s basement. The game’s mechanics and presentation is similar to the dungeons of The Legend of Zelda, while incorporating random procedurally-generated levels in a manner similar to many Roguelike games. On each floor of the basement dungeon, the player must fight monsters in a room before he can continue onto the next room. Along the way, the player can collect money to buy equipment from shopkeepers, keys to unlock special treasure rooms, and new weapons and power-ups to strength his chances against the enemies. Each floor of the dungeon includes a boss which the player must defeat before continuing onto the next level.
Publisher: Valve Corporation
Developer: Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Players: Single Player
ERSB: N/A
Cheapskate Gamer Video Review by our own Chris Saldaña:
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