It’s time for another Retro Ad Replay article, this time focusing on Nidhogg as it’s been eight years since its release date! This is the series where we head backward in time to reminisce and celebrate the anniversary of some of the most significant moments in gaming. If you find yourself wanting more content like this, be sure to visit Mandatory.com.
In this January 13 edition of Retro Ad Replay, we’re traveling back eight years in time to when Nidhogg first launched on PC. That’s January 13, 2014. This fighting game might have simple graphics, but the gameplay could become pretty complex, as players fight to out-sword their enemies in a race to the end of the course.
GameRevolution awarded Nidhogg a 7/10 in our review, praising the “intense two-player sword-fighting action,” “tight controls,” “colorful, trance-like retro graphics,” “soundtrack by Daedalus,” and how it’s “easy to pick up, but difficult to master.”
When you start a new game in NIDHOGG, you and another combatant have nothing more than a fencing sword in-hand and the cold ground underneath your feet. You can move backwards and forwards, jump over your opponent, or do what comes naturally and stab the enemy straight in the face. Each can raise and lower their swords in order to block an attack, but you can also swat your opponent’s sword away and jump-kick him or her to the ground.
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Push aggressively and you might find yourself spurting pixelated and neon blood, but respawn and react in time and you can still catch your opponent with a thrown sword. NIDHOGG offers up countless clutch plays in an exhilarating war between left and right. Bumping shoulders with your opponent or talking trash on your way to the top of a tournament ladder makes these moments some of the best gaming you can find anywhere.
Check out the Nidhogg gameplay trailer below:
