Timothy and the Tower of Mu

A game with unexpressed potential, which is lost in a tangle of needless difficulties.

Timothy and the Tower of Mu is a declaration of love for the NES carved in pixels. It's an hard but not frustrating platformer, with lot of contents and secrets to discover. It is unfortunately penalized by an imprecise control system and the lack of configuration options does not help. Players used to jump with precision and timing will ignore these shortcomings, but less experienced players may be put off by the difficulty and be unable to fully enjoy everything Kibou Entertainment created.

It’s just a shame that the actual mechanical and structural aspects of the game make it so difficult to enjoy. There’s a great game in here really struggling to get out; perhaps a patch or two from the developer can allow this game to really shine, but for now I’m sad to say this is probably only one for the most hardcore masochists out there.