Guacamelee! 2: The Proving Grounds (2018) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Guacamelee! 2: The Proving Grounds

Do you have what it takes to impress a god? The great Tiempochtli may have the power to help you... if you can wake him from his nap. Head from Villachula to the Badlands and discover the entrance to the…

6 December 2018

What Guacamelee! 2: The Proving Grounds is

Guacamelee! 2: The Proving Grounds is an adventure game developed by Drinkbox Studios and released in 2018. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Do you have what it takes to impress a god? The great Tiempochtli may have the power to help you... if you can wake him from his nap. Head from Villachula to the Badlands and discover the entrance to the Proving Grounds, an ancient temple dedicated to the luchador arts. Tackle 15 unique new challenges to prove your worth and gain entrance to Tiempochtli’s sacred sleeping chamber. Earn Challenge Medals to unlock 6 (or more?) new playable characters, each with their own special attributes: Fight with fury and pummel your enemies as Flame Face. Get into tip top shape as Chamoya. Grapple your opponents into submission as Coscorrona. Strut your stuff as Rooster Ramirez. Puzzle out the nature of…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Guacamelee! 2: The Proving Grounds launched on 6 December 2018, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V and Dusk. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V, Dusk.

Guacamelee! 2: The Proving Grounds — frequently asked questions