The Shovel Knight theming work wonderfully, with slightly blockier GameBoy Advance aesthetics compared to the originals NES stylings.

The puzzle mechanics I found unnecessarily overwhelming for this style of game. Keeping track of all the different enemy type interactions when operating at such a fast pace with all the visual clutter - I just found the moment-to-moment gameplay really hard to read.

I just could not jive with this one. If I have a hankering for this type of game in the future, I think I'll just go back to Grindstone.