When comparing Sound Shapes vs Spelunky, the Slant community recommends Spelunky for most people. In the question“What are the best indie games on the PS Vita?” Spelunky is ranked 4th while Sound Shapes is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Spelunky is:
Spelunky features 4 player local co-op where players share the same screen, which can get a bit hectic.
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Pros
Pro Cross buy
Sound Shapes, when purchased digitally is a cross buy game that gives the user access to the game on Vits PS3 and PS4.
Pro Each world had its own visual designer as well as musical artist
Each world (album) in the game has a different feel due to being designed by different visual designers as well as having different musical artist do the soundtracks. Being that the levels are designed around the music in each there is definitely a individualistic feel to each that exudes the "look" of the music.
Pro Up to 4 player local co-op
Spelunky features 4 player local co-op where players share the same screen, which can get a bit hectic.
Pro Provides an interesting challenge by heavily relying on increasing your skill
Spelunky gives the player everything needed to succeed from the start so it is only when the players skills get better will they advance.
Pro Quick sessions so you can play in short bursts
Being that Spelunky is at its heart a roguelike the gameplay sessions can tend to be quick as the player will die quite often. This makes for something that can be played in quick bursts throughout the day. The convenient saving also lends to this as a game that is still ongoing can be quickly saved in order to be picked up at a later time.
Pro Expanded gameplay through mods to improve replayability
Ranging from Mega Man to Metroid, there are a tone of great mods for Spelunky all of which make for a new experience in the game which vastly expands the replayability.
Cons
Con Syncing saves between devices can be troublesome
Having to send saves to other devices is a bit frustrating not only in the fact that it has to be manually done but in that it is also buggy.
Con Co-op is boring and confusing
In co-op this game is very confusing with little instruction on how to play. With little to spice up the game play, it gets boring quickly.
Con Difficult to the point of frustration
Spelunky is pretty difficult and some could say abusive, but with practice and a desire for masochism the game can be mastered.