Rocket Knight
Rocket Knight is a classic side-scrolling rocket action series. Our favorite opossum hero returns home after 15 years to find the kingdom of Zephyrus in shambles. Use your wits and Sparkster's trusty rocket…
Rocket Knight is an adventure developed by Climax Studios, released 11 May 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Rocket Knight is
Rocket Knight is an adventure game developed by Climax Studios and released in 2010. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Years ago, the brave opossum warrior Sparkster served the Kingdom of Zephyrus as its legendary Rocket Knight, defending the realm with his trusty sword and jet-powered rocket pack. But once peace returned and a truce was struck with the rival pig empire of Devontidos, the kingdom no longer needed a hero. Set aside and unheeded, Sparkster hung up his gear and retired to a quiet life. Fifteen years later, he lives peacefully on a farm with his wife and son, his days of adventure seemingly behind him. That calm is shattered when he looks up from his fields to see Zephyrus overrun by a savage invading army of mountain wolves. Without hesitation, Sparkster dusts off his Rocket Knight armor and…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 16 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Rocket Knight holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 3 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz or faster, 1 GB (2GB for Vista or Windows 7) of RAM and ATI X1900 or above, GeForce 6800 and above. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Rocket Knight launched on 11 May 2010, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Alan Wake and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Alan Wake, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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