The use of a second amiibo allows both players to use Custom Knight. If only one amiibo is being used in Co-op, then the Custom Knight will always be Player 2. Said ranking system would later reappear in Shovel Knight Showdown.Ĭustom Knight is fully compatible with Co-op. The player who scored better is declared the victor for that stage.

Certain stages are tweaked slightly to facilitate two players, most notably the Knuckler's Quarry which has several new Bubble Block platforms.Īt the end of each of the main stages, Player 1 and Player 2 have their scores tallied compared in terms of enemies defeated, player deaths, and gold accumulated.

Some Dirt Blocks are indestructible unless striked in certain spots, which are usually only reachable after cooperating with your partner.

Bubbles take two hits to burst, and the Goldsome, a variant of Floatsomes with two hit points, replace the one hit point version.

Bosses all have more health in the form of extra pink bubbles, the exact amount being individual to each boss.

The Troupple Chalices are shared between players, and if a player uses one, they alone will benefit from the Ichor.Ī few alterations appear throughout the campaign itself in order to balance the game for two players or make it more challenging:.

If one player makes it to the edge of a screen, the other is teleported to them at the start of the next screen.

Player 2 is unable to talk to other characters and is thus dependent on Player 1 purchasing upgrades for the both of them.

By jumping and using the Shovel Drop on their partners, players can boost each other to progress through stages.

Doing so can cause damage or death if a player is pushed into a enemy or hazard, so be careful.

The players cannot directly hurt one another, but should their attacks hit each other, they will knock each other about.

Health and magic are separate but if one player dies they may revive themselves, dividing the other players health between them.

As a consequence, both players must wear the same Armor, although Player 2's Armors will have an alternate color palette compared to Player 1's standard Armor color.

Gold is shared between players and items and upgrades purchased are available to both players.

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