Woah Dave!

Woah Dave!
Developer(s)MiniVisions
Publisher(s)MiniVisions
Designer(s)Jason Cirillo[4]
Composer(s)The Full Grown Men[4]
Platform(s)iOS, Windows, OS X, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Wii U
ReleaseiOS, Windows, OS X, Linux, Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation Vita
  • NA: January 6, 2015[3]
  • EU: January 7, 2015
  • JP: November 4, 2015
PlayStation 4
  • NA: March 31, 2015
  • EU: April 1, 2015
  • JP: November 4, 2015
Wii U
  • NA: August 20, 2015
Apple TV
  • NA: November 2, 2015
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Woah Dave! is a platform video game developed and published by MiniVisions for iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita.[5] The game was released on iOS, Windows, and Nintendo 3DS on October 30, 2014.[1][2] It was released for the PlayStation Vita on January 6, 2015.[3] A PlayStation 4 version was released on March 31, 2015.[6] Said PS4 version of Woah Dave! was released with two new levels, six new characters, boss battles, new enemy types, UFOs players can hitch a ride on, other hidden Easter eggs and the ability to play the original version of the game.[6] The added features were patched onto Woah Dave! on all of the platforms it was released on.[7]

Gameplay

Gameplay takes place on a single screen level where players play as the titular Dave. Dave must defeat a variety of enemies by throwing either eggs or skulls at them, however holding onto either of these will kill Dave after a while. The goal of the game is to rack up as many coins as possible, which is done by successfully killing monsters. Monsters evolve if they fall into the lava at the bottom of the screen and the more evolved a monster gets the more coins Dave gets for killing them.[8][9]

Reception

Woah Dave! received positive reviews from critics. On GameRankings, the iOS version holds an 82%,[10] while the Nintendo 3DS version has a score of 78%.[11] Metacritic gives the iOS version a score of 82 out of 100.[13] Reviewing for Destructoid, Jonathan Holmes gave the game an 8.5 out of 10, and wrote: "There's hours of arcade fun, strange charm, and game design science here. If you can get past the game's deceptively simple surface and are content to challenge yourself after the game stops providing new carrots to chase, you'll find Woah Dave! to be well worth your pennies."[15] Gamezebo reviewer Jim Squires gave the iOS version a perfect 5 out of 5, writing that "Woah Dave! is the grunge rock of video games, and I’m loving every minute of it".[17]

Sequel

Choice Provisions announced a sequel titled Space Dave!, scheduled for and later released in Q1 2018.[18] It released on the Nintendo Switch in 2018.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Woah Dave! on Steam". Steam. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Nintendo - Woah Dave!". nintendo.com. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. ^ a b MacGregor, Kyle (January 6, 2015). "Woah Dave! out now on Vita, free for Plus members!". destructoid.com. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Per Woah Dave! credits.
  5. ^ Cirillo, Jason (September 26, 2014). "How Woah Dave! Blends Old and New on PS4, Vita". blog.us.playstation.com. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Skipper, Ben (31 March 2015). "Woah Dave on PS4 is 'secret' PS Plus title for April". International Business Times. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  7. ^ "Woah Dave! Is getting a free "Deluxe" update on all platforms". Eurogamer. 26 February 2015.
  8. ^ Whitehead, Dan (16 January 2015). "Woah Dave! review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  9. ^ Holmes, Johnathin. "Review: Woah Dave!". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Woah Dave! for iOS - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Woah Dave! for 3DS - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "Woah Dave! for PlayStation Vita". GameRankings. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Woah Dave! for iOS - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  14. ^ "Woah Dave! for PlayStation Vita". Metacritic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  15. ^ a b Holmes, Jonathan (November 2, 2014). "Review: Woah Dave!". Destructoid. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  16. ^ "'Woah Dave!' Review: Ohhhhhhh Yeah!". toucharcade.com. October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  17. ^ a b Squires, Jim (October 30, 2014). "Woah Dave! Review: 80's Arcade Perfection". Gamezebo. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  18. ^ Suddi, Aran (July 10, 2015). "Woah Dave! Sequel That Is Set In Space Teased By Choice Provisions". thesixthaxis.com. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  19. ^ "Space Dave Review - Review".