In this pixel-perfect homage to Commodore 64’s classic Montezuma’s Revenge, you play as Sydney Hunter – an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he’s out exploring! He soon discovers that the “Feathered Serpent” Kukulkan has broken up the sacred Haab calendar into seven individual pieces and has hidden them inside a pyramid.It’s up to you, as Sydney to find all seven pieces of the Haab calendar, defeat Kukulkan, and return peace and balance to the Mayan civilization. How rad is that?

This side-scrolling 8-bit game with superb chiptune soundtrack is insanely fun. Imagine Indiana Jones meets Duck Tales for the NES, and if that garbled bit of language means anything to you, this is what the game is like!

The gameplay is easy enough to understand and master, but hard enough to where you will lose your marbles fighting these Mayan gods to the death (usually your own!). Each boss has its own gatekeeper and strategy needed to beat them. And the path to each boss is riddled with enemies of all sorts out to get you!

I really haven’t had this much fun with a side-scroller in a long time. This game is perfect in every way. Highly recommended.

KEY FEATURES:

  • Play through a challenging single-player campaign inspired by Mayan gods, culture, and history.
  • Unearth two different endings!

In addition to Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan, games in the Sydney Hunter franchise include Sydney Hunter and the Sacred Tribe (ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Intellivision, Sega Master System) and Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death (ColecoVision, Super Nintendo Entertainment System).

Nintendo eShop:
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/sydney-hunter-and-the-curse-of-the-mayan-switch

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/931860/Sydney_Hunter_and_the_Curse_of_the_Mayan

Shahab Zargari

Shahab is a filmmaker, father and a huge geek.

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