One of the regular perks of a Nintendo Switch Online membership is access to Game Trials, in which you can download and play full versions of games for a week - with enough hours it's certainly possible to reach the credits in some of the titles that have featured.
Nintendo of Europe has announced its next NSO trial, and it's a rather good one - Spelunky 2 will be available to play from 25th to 31st May, though subscribers can pre-install now if they want to be ready to go next week.
Spelunky 2 received plenty of praise when it was released in August 2021 - we awarded it 9/10 in our review and said the following.
Spelunky 2 is a masterclass in great roguelite game design, expertly combining crushing difficulty with a steady drip of new secrets and lessons to keep you coming back for more. Some may be put off by the steep challenge—this is certainly a game you have to work for a bit—but putting in the effort is sure to reward you with plenty of thrilling memories. We’d give this game a high recommendation to any fans of roguelites or challenging platformers, and even if that doesn’t describe you, this is still certainly worth a look.
It's certainly one for European subscribers to try out when it arrives next week; we'll also keep our eyes peeled, as always, for the next NSO game trial in North America.
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rogue-like? no thank you
I hope this gets a physical release at some point.
Man I should really give Spelunky another go — I had it on PS and never got beyond the second world
Part 2 is fantastic.
I cannot go back to the first one after playing this
Nintendo really should increase the time for these trials (or, idk, maybe GIVE the games to their customers like the other companies).
I couldn't play the last 2 trials (MH and DQB2) as much as I wanted to, and I'm afraid the same will happen with this game.
But, anyways, glad to be able to try out this one!
yayy spelunky is super duper amazing.
interesting to see it officially promoted like this.
This is fantastic! These trials are usually the best because you can actually beat the game in a week!
BEST ROGUELIKE EVER MADE!
Such an amazing game - and a demonic b******d of a game at the same time. Definitely a love hate relationship with this - I don't know if I should worship it's creator Derek Yu, or put a hit on the man. BUT it's my most played game on Switch by far - despite owning a Switch since Launch and this only releasing last Summer.
@Axecon Not this one my friend - it takes a long time to master, but you'll have a lot of fun in your week.
@DarkFighter you know roguelikes are very different from each other? Dead cells, headed and spelunky are all rogue likes and totally different. Maybe give it ago. You could be surprised. (I was surprised how much fun dead cells for me was in its trial)
@fenlix The Binding of Isaac Repentance would like a word with you.
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