When it launched back in 2010, Pizza Boy served up something hot and fresh yet instantly familiar: a tightly controlled platformer that mobile gamers could be proud to call their own. It was the gold standard in iOS platform games before Mikey Shorts came …
The "monsters in the closet" mindset that children have might seem irrational to adults, but it's a very reasonable fear from a kid's perspective. The unknown is frightening, and that is only amplified by the contorted shapes of shadows across the wall. I'll admit that I was a pretty big scaredy-cat when it came to bedtime as a child, but that's all the more reason to love the adorable concept behind My Little Hero.
Of all the horrific monsters that we see in video games, it's still a good bet that few of them can match the nightmares that are dreamed up in a child's mind during the midnight hour. In that vein, children are automatically intrepid monster-slayers, as their fertile imaginations can bring any weapon or piece of armor to life.
Being an Italian stereotype in the videogame world is apparently rife with danger, adventure and reward... but mostly danger. Sometimes there's a princess to rescue, but most of the time it just seems you're dodging something trying to kill you and returning the favor by jumping on their heads. As an Italian I'm going to let you in on a little secret, this actually isn't a stereotype. This is how we live our lives every day!