Review: Battle Princess Madelyn Royal Edition - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Mulling over Madelyn's mulligan.

Capcom's legendary Makaimura series, better known to the West under the titles Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ghouls 'n Ghosts, has been a source of inspiration to many, many pretenders throughout gaming history. Its intoxicating mixture of vivid graphics, unique levels and punishing difficulty have made it both memorable and venerated. Ports excepted, there aren't many games in the series (with no new ones since the PSP's excellent Goku Makaimura Kai), so it falls to the indies to deliver a new experience.

Battle Princess Madelyn Royal Edition isn't even the first attempt by an indie developer to capitalise on the lack of Goblins. Locomalito's excellent Cursed Castilla is already available and does a terrific job presenting something clearly indebted to Capcom's classic franchise while also feeling fresh. And, of course, we've seen Madelyn before in her original, decidedly non-Royal release. What does this remixed version bring to the table?

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