Mark Cerny. Architect not only of beloved IPs such as Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter, and Spyro the Dragon, but also of the PlayStation 4 itself. This smiling genteel man has been one of the most visible exponents of innovative design over the years, no more so than in the past twelve months as Sony...

It's pretty to look at; Younger gamers might find something to enjoy here; Retro fans looking for a ￡50 challenge might get a kick out of it

It's pretty to look at; Younger gamers might find something to enjoy here; Retro fans looking for a ￡50 challenge might get a kick out of it; The repetition; The risible level design; The lack of ideas; The lack of mechanical progression; The horribly-implemented co-op; The price; The bland; insipid...

Knack is, in my opinion, a game quite reminiscent of the Crash Bandicoot era of the PS1. With the cartoony, semi-Pixar-like graphics, to the fairly...

Graphics; Easy to pick up and understand

Fluctuating difficulty level

For the last few generations, launch games for a new console generally aren't very good. That's just the way things are. Titles such as Resogun prove that there are still exceptions to this rule, but what of Knack – one of only two Sony-published retail titles for the PS4?

Knack is not only a miserably boring action game, but it features one of the worst heroes ever made. Knack is easy to kill, stupid looking and part of an adventure that will never end. This PlayStation 4 game is too difficult for kids and too generic for adults.

Un gentil jeu de plates-formes qui distille des éléments intéressants çà et là mais qui pêche trop par certains aspects pour être incontournable. Jeu PS4 oblige, on s'attendait à en prendre plein les mirettes. Ceci est d'autant plus vrai que le nom de Mark Cerny se profile derrière Knack.

Nouvelle licence; Quelques très beaux niveaux; Des personnages attachants; Aspect film d'animation

Répétitif; Inégal; Quelques ralentissements; Manque de charisme des personnages; Pas de réelle claque visuelle

With the introduction of each new generation of console I'm always excited to see the first release for each genre type, especially when that game is a first-part title as is the case with Knack.

Positives And original lead character and technological showpiece; outstanding cutscene animation style

Negatives Game is too long, boring, repetitive, and rooted in ancient platforming tropes ; The few things that help break up the monotony are too few and far between

'Knack,' the PS4 launch title for the "rest of the family" as described by Mark Cerny. As the PlayStation 4 was building to its release, Mark Cerny quickly became a household name for PlayStation devotees.

When I went to pre-order my PS4 the one launch time that stood out as something a bit different was Knack. It wasn't the same old shoot 'em up or racing game, it looked something more unique and that is why I picked it as the game to go with my new PS4.

Sony has been saying for a while that it wants PlayStation 4 to take us back in time to a more innocent kind of gaming, but I didn't realise they meant it so literally until I played Knack, an old-fashioned platform brawler where you run around double-jumping and mashing buttons to punch goblins and...

Knack can be a fun platformer … when it's not punishing you for being any good at it. It can take around 10 hours to get through its campaign, and a lot of the time it does a really good job of making big, powerful Knack a real treat to enjoy.

+ Knack is a treat to control when big; + Nice; lush environments; + Challenging in an old-school way

- Combat can feel restrictive; - Story is non-existent; - Checkpoint system may frustrate