Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Switch eShop
- 6th Feb 2020, $16.99
- 6th Feb 2020, £15.29
Reviews
Review Kunai (Switch) - Pacing Problems Undermine This Otherwise Likeable Roguelike
Unleash your inner ninja
You awake in what seems to be a graveyard for robots. Or, more of a room with piles of dead robots filling every corner, piled up to the ceiling. Your rescuers are among them, their bodies blending in with the countless others. This world has been run into the ground by a tyrannical overlord, and you, an anthropomorphised...
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Kunai News
News Kunai Team Discusses The "Very Stressful" Impacts Of Metacritic Review-Bombing
"You hope it doesn't affect sales"
'Review-bombing' seems to be becoming more and more popular these days, with Kunai becoming the latest game to receive such treatment from a disgruntled stranger. If you're unaware, the term refers to the act of giving games a very low and unjustified user score on websites such as Metacritic, lowering its overall...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 8th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Here we are at the end of yet another week, and what a busy few days we've had. There have been all sorts of Animal Crossing cloud save shenanigans, the Wonderful 101 Kickstarter, and plenty more besides, but now it's finally time to take a breather. Members of the Nintendo Life team have gathered b
Video Watch The Launch Trailer For Kunai, Switch's Latest Metroidvania
Out today!
Launching today on Nintendo Switch is Kunai, a "quirky, fast-paced action-adventure / Metroidvania". To celebrate, publisher The Arcade Crew has released a launch trailer for the game. The new video shows off some of the platforming, exploration and combat you'll be getting up to as you play - who knew that a sentient tablet would make...
Nintendo Download 6th February (Europe)
Dark Crystal! Kunai! Turing Test!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Please note: Unfortunately, it seems that Nintendo has changed how it...
Nintendo Download 6th February (North America)
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, Knights and Bikes and more!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: Thronebreaker: The Witcher...
News Save The World As A Sentient Tablet In Kunai, A Fast-Paced Metroidvania Coming To Switch
"Action platforming with a grappling twist"
The Arcade Crew and developer TurtleBlaze have revealed that Kunai is set to launch on Nintendo Switch on 6th February, giving us a taste of the inevitable future AI uprising. The game is described as a "quirky, fast-paced action-adventure / Metroidvania" in which you play as Tabby, a sentient tablet who...
About The Game
A traumatic event has shaken the balance of the world. Human life has been almost wiped out by the evil A.I. Lemonkus. Robots roam free across the earth. You take control of Tabby, a killer robot infused with the soul of an ancient warrior.
A NINJA METROIDVANIA
Start out with nothing, progress and increase in strength by killing enemy robots to unlock abilities, weapons and kick-ass ninja tricks. Explore a world filled with secrets, hidden passages and mysterious characters. KUNAI is all about movement and agility. Use your ninja mobility to reach places where no normal robot could ever go.
EXPLORE A UNIQUE WORLD
Explore the different pixel-art environments of KUNAI, each with a minimalistic palette, while Tabby makes cute faces. Use a variety of ninja tricks to move around the world and unleash your deadly arsenal of weapons to fight your way through armies of evil machines, rogue androids, and mindless mechs to maximize your badassness.
FEATURES OF KUNAI
- Fast-paced action platforming with a grappling twist.
- Silky smooth movement mechanics tuned to the pixel.
- Lots of juicy exploding robots crafted with care (note: screenshake can be turned off at your own leisure).
- Kunai-driven grappling fun with swinging included to amplify those deadly ninja drops.
- A wide variety of places to explore, ranging from a fallen city, floating airships to artificial deserts and more!
- Unique art style, with every area having its own color palette taking you back to the early days of gaming.
- Combat mechanics and weapons in abundance to slice, dice and fire your robotic foes to pieces.
- Friendly and not so friendly robots to meet along the way including Earl, Chief and the evil A.I. Lemonkus.
- Rocking soundtrack with lots of 16-bit references blasting into your ears.
- Hidden time trial to show off your godlike speedrunning skills.
- ALL THE HATS
- You are a NINJA TABLET. ‘Nuff said.
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