Cave Story 3D

Cave Story 3D
Developer(s)	Nicalis
Publisher(s)	Nippon Ichi Software
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Release	NA: November 8, 2011 EU: November 11, 2011 AU: November 24, 2011 JP: July 26, 2012
Genre(s)	Platform-adventure, metroidvania
Mode(s)	Single-player

Cave Story 3D is a Metroidvania platform-adventure game developed by Nicalis and published by Nippon Ichi Software. It was released on November 8, 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS.^[1] A remake of the indie video game Cave Story developed by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya, the game was redesigned with 2.5D graphics, with the ability to switch between 2D and 3D characters and enemies, and the soundtrack was remixed by Danny Baranowsky. The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised its design as remaining exemplary, although they criticized its similarities to the original and the loss of Curly Brace and Boss Rush mode, saying it was a poor value compared to other versions.