Ludography
69/100
Players7 ratings
79/100
Critics2 reviews

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Woah Dave! cover

2014 · MiniVisions · Platformer · Adventure

Woah Dave!

From the folks behind the BIT.TRIP series comes the frantic insanity that is Woah Dave! Help our hero, Dave Lonuts, survive an insane alien invasion and line his pockets with shiny pennies.

Released
30 October 2014
Platforms
LinuxNintendo 3DSPlayStation 4PlayStation VitaPlaydateWii UWindowsiOSmacOS
Genres
PlatformerAdventureIndieArcade
Developers
MiniVisionsChoice Provisions
Publishers
Choice Provisions
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Engine
Eclipse Engine

About

Woah Dave! is a platform video game developed and published by MiniVisions for iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. The game was released on iOS, Windows, and Nintendo 3DS on October 30, 2014. It was released for the PlayStation Vita on January 6, 2015.

A PlayStation 4 version was released on March 31, 2015. 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. The added features were patched onto Woah Dave!

Keywords

  • steam
  • high score
  • digital distribution
  • playstation trophies
  • deliberately retro
  • cross buy
  • pax prime 2014
  • pax east 2014

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

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.

Reception

Woah Dave! received positive reviews from critics. On GameRankings, the iOS version holds an 82%, while the Nintendo 3DS version has a score of 78%. Metacritic gives the iOS version a score of 82 out of 100.

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." Gamezebo reviewer Jim Squires gave the iOS version a perfect 5 out of 5, writing that "Woah Dave!

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows30 October 2014Worldwide
macOS30 October 2014Worldwide
Linux30 October 2014Worldwide
Nintendo 3DS30 October 2014North America
PlayStation Vita6 January 2015North America · Europe 7 January 2015 · Japan 4 November 2015
PlayStation 431 March 2015North America · Europe 1 April 2015 · Japan 4 November 2015
Wii U20 August 2015North America
Playdate1 September 2026Worldwide

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