PIPISTRELLO AND THE CURSED YOYO REVIEW

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company Renaissance PR @RenaissancePRUK @press_engine Publisher PM Studios USA @PMStudiosUSA Developer Pocket Trap @PocketTrap

This is released in the UK on the 28/5/2025 and in the UK is priced at £15,99.

INTRODUCTION

Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you’ll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city’s many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

FEATURES

  • Explore the city’s 4 districts with over 1000 screens’ worth of challenges and secrets!
  • Infiltrate the businesses of the 4 crime bosses! Navigate their labyrinthine buildings, take on foes, and solve action puzzles!
  • Master over 10 yoyo tricks and Special Moves to create your own yoyo-parkour routes and pulverize your enemies in combat!
  • Collect over 40 equippable Badges that alter the way you play!
  • Unlock over 20 passive Upgrades through a shady loan shark!
  • Find over 80 other collectibles throughout town, from life upgrades to precious treasures!

FAN ART

Story is fun and interesting.

Enemies are cool as alot of variety to them and all have own look and own attacks to learn to defeat them.

Characters are cool as all have own look to them and all have own personality.

Difficulty options are nice as can adjust to suit own playstyle.

Controls are nice and easy to learn and responsive.

Perks are nice as alot of variety to them and all can be used to make own build.

Combat is fast paced and fun and can be hectic at times with alot of enemies on screen.

Levels are fun to explore with loads of secrets to find and more.

Puzzles can be annoying as can be complex when trying to solve them.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall puzzles can be annoying trying to solve them. However for £15.99, story is fun and the enemies all have own look and attacks to learn with controls that are easy to pick up and responsive and the characters you meet all have own look and personality to them and nice difficulty options you can adjust to suit own playstyle and the perks are great as can adjust to make own build and combat is fast paced and the levels are fun to explore and much more. LOVED THE GAME.

I RECOMMEND THIS GAME.

Story is fun and interesting.
Enemies own look, attacks.
Characters meet own look, personality.
Difficulty options, suit own playstyle.
Controls easy learn, responsive.
Perks own uses make build.
Combat is fun, fast paced.
Levels fun explore, find secrets.
Puzzles can be annoying trying to solve.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/37U5XrwOzrk?si=LixBdItRYtMfV51d

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPw0lFjeqZYGlHrHf72CHhhC&si=2gDMy9YMsxExZ6Pf

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