“Rocket Knight” (“RK”) is a semi-sequel/semi-reboot for an old franchise that hasn’t seen the light of day since the Sega Genesis. “Rocket Knight Adventures” and “Sparkster” were both released by Konami in the early 1990s, which was an entirely different era when most videogames featured a ‘Funny Animal’ mascot (usually with ‘attitude’) in a 2D Platformer. “RK,” itself developed by Climax Studios and published by Konami just a few short years before the publisher decided to commit Japanese ritual suicide and move wholly into the mobile and pachinko spaces, seems like a last-ditch effort to revive interest in an old IP that has collected an impressive layer of dust since its last appearance. Unfortunately for fans of the rocket-powered possum, “RK” didn’... |
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