<s>
Infernax	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
Metroidvania	O
developed	O
by	O
Berzerk	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Arcade	O
Crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infernax	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infernax	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
Metroidvania	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
young	O
Duke	O
Alcedor	O
,	O
who	O
finds	O
his	O
village	O
overrun	O
by	O
monsters	O
upon	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
Crusades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
obtain	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gold	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
buy	O
upgrades	O
for	O
equipment	O
,	O
while	O
earning	O
enough	O
experience	O
points	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
health	O
,	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
or	O
attack	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Infernax	B-Application
,	O
villages	O
are	O
places	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
accept	O
quests	O
and	O
buy	O
items	O
from	O
shops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Infernax	B-Application
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
enemies	O
within	O
five	O
different	O
castles	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
gems	O
inside	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infernax	B-Application
features	O
multiple	O
endings	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
determining	O
the	O
ending	O
they	O
receive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infernax	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Canadian	O
game	O
studio	O
Berzerk	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
Infernax	B-Application
was	O
released	O
at	O
PAX	O
South	O
2020	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
overall	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infernax	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
through	O
a	O
trailer	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Q1	O
2022	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Infernax	B-Application
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
library	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infernax	B-Application
was	O
primarily	O
influenced	O
by	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Simon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
accounts	O
of	O
knights	O
such	O
as	O
Jean	O
de	O
Joinville	O
and	O
historical	O
accounts	O
from	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Agincourt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infernax	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
's	O
James	O
Cunningham	O
described	O
Infernax	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
fantastic	O
throwback	O
to	O
8-bit	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cunningham	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
appealing	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Infernax	B-Application
"	O
knows	O
when	O
to	O
go	O
hard	O
and	O
when	O
to	O
back	O
off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gipp	O
felt	O
that	O
familiarity	O
let	O
Infernax	B-Application
down	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
really	O
care	O
unless	O
you	O
're	O
desperate	O
for	O
a	O
completely	O
fresh	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
