PC Critic Reviews

Nikoderiko: Director's Cut offers players a unique experience that combines a gripping narrative, engaging storyline, vibrant graphics, and addictive, intuitive gameplay. Moderate difficulty allows you to enjoy the platformer with children or a partner who has no experience with such games.

Nikoderiko: Director's Cut is a Donkey Kong Country fan's dream, with loads of collectibles and an absolutely banging soundtrack.

Nikoderiko: The Magical World – Director's Cut takes an already solid platformer and elevates it to new heights with added content, new secrets and polished graphics that make it the definitive release of the game.

A true love-letter to the platforming genre, all those who grew up with monkeys and bandicoots will come to love Nikoderiko: The Magical World – Director's Cut’s mongooses as well.

As a free update, Nikoderiko: The Magical World – Director’s Cut does an excellent job of both bringing back those who have already embarked on Niko and Luna’s adventure, and offering a better experience for newcomers. This type of platform game requires polished controls and physics to work well, and the touches given are very welcome. Although it is excessively similar to Donkey Kong Country and Crash Bandicoot in both level design and themes, it is a game that took the best of the gorilla games and created a new experience, even if it lacks a greater identity of its own.

Nikoderiko: The Magical World Director's Cut is a good time for new fans, but those who have already played the original may debate on whether or not they want to return. With quality gameplay, an excellent soundtrack by David Wise, and pretty visuals, Nikoderiko is a platformer worth your time despite its lackluster narrative.