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PlayStation 4 will arrive with a hoard of launch games - more so than the Xbox One - but many of its biggest releases are core-focused titles. Step up Knack, Sony's thus far overlooked addition to its launch which is aimed at nostalgic, now grown-up Crash Bandicoot fans and the rest of their family.So says Knack's creative director Mark Cerny, architect of the PlayStation 4, but also a veteran of Crash, Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank. Sony has focus-tested Knack with everyone from spouses to young kids, Cerny explained during a preview event in Tokyo at the company's Japan Studio headquarters, and in easy mode "pretty much anyone" can finish the adventure.
But the game can also be played by more than one person. The platformer has a drop-in/drop-out co-op mode accessed by plugging in another DualShock 4 controller. Knack - the eponymous golem made from the pieces of crystal you collect - is then joined by a sidekick, RoboKnack, who jumps in to help and donate some of his health when required. It's a neat mode for parents and older siblings that lets younger players gain a helping hand should the going get too tough.
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