Alexis found out about this game and kept going on and on about it, so we checked it out. All I knew was that it was about Luchadoras, but I found out there was a lot more to the game then just Mexican wrestlers. Guacamelee is a 2D “metroid-vania” side scroller fighter that alows you to play 1 player or 2 player co-op.
The game features a down on his luck Mexican named Juan Aguacate, who sets out to save the world when El Presidente’s Daughter is kidnapped by an Evil Charro Skeleton. The story takes place in and around a small village in Mexico, and has the player travelling through alternate dimensions including “The World of the Dead” and “The World of Nightmares” on his quest to rescue the girl he loves.
This game was tons of fun especially when trying to get through the levels with a partner using the dimension switching feature, which essentially allows the player to open up new pathways or make new platforms that are only visible in the “dead world”. You really have to coordinate with your co-op partner and time the dimension switching just right so that you don’t kill each other. I predict tons of cussing when playing this game with Alexis! This is definitely a game to look out for. Check out the trailer and some images of the game in the gallery below.
