Poncho (video game)

Released for Windows, OS X, and PlayStation 4 on November 3, 2015, and PlayStation Vita and Wii U on August 18, 2016, Poncho (stylized as PONCHO) is an action game developed by Delve Interactive.

Poncho
Developer(s)Delve Interactive
Publisher(s)Rising Star Games
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows, OS X, PlayStation 4
November 3, 2015
PlayStation Vita, Wii U
August 18, 2016
Genre(s)Action game
Mode(s)Single-player 

Gameplay

The game consists of a robot wearing a poncho. Humanity has disappeared and only robots remain. Players make their mission through the world of pixelated parallax to find Poncho's maker and save humanity.[1] The gameplay consists of a 2d plataformer with different layer of depth, being able to get closer of further away.


Reception

The PC version has been reviewed on Destructoid with a score of 60/100.[2] The PS4 version has been reviewed on Hardcore Gamer with a score of 80/100.[3] On PSU.com, also for the PS4 version, the game was reviewed with a score of 80/100.[1] On GameCrate, the game's review score was 78/100.[4] On Push Square, the review score was 50/100.[5] Hardcore Gamer compared the game to Fez.[6]

The game was a commercial failure. In a blog post at Gamasutra published over a year after the game's release, Dan Hayes, a developer at Delve stated their company had "not yet made a single penny from Poncho". He further blamed Rising Star Games for a lack of support; the publisher responded by stating that Delve had consistently missed milestones.[7][8]

References
  1. "Poncho PS4 Review". PSU.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. "Review: Poncho". Destructoid. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  3. "Review: Poncho | Hardcore Gamer". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  4. "Review: Poncho packs a punch for retro platformers | GameCrate". GameCrate. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  5. "Poncho Review - PS4 | Push Square". Push Square. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  6. Campbell, Spencer (July 15, 2015). "Poncho Scratches that Fez-Shaped Itch and More". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  7. Julian Benson (January 11, 2017). "UPDATED: Developer Says Publisher Sabotaged His Game". Kotaku. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  8. Dan Hayes (January 6, 2017). "PONCHO - A Postmortem". Gamasutra. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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