From the official source of PS4 exclusives
"Knack launched
alongside PS4 in every territory, and now that
there’s been some time for the players to get up to speed on our game, I wanted
to talk a bit more about the unlockable features waiting within. As you
probably know, there are hidden treasure chests in secret rooms scattered
throughout the story which contain random items.
Some of those items are parts of gadgets that will help Knack in his quest; however the teasure chests also contain more exotic items called
Crystal Relics. There are six different types of Crystal Relics, and if you
collect enough of one type, you can unlock a special Knack that can be used
when replaying the game, or in one of the challenge modes that you unlock upon
beating the game.
For example, collecting 15 Ruby Relics unlocks Vampire Knack, who has stronger
attacks, but also a weakness —he’s slowly melting, Parts drop off his body
and he loses health as he fights. He can replenish that health by defeating
enemies, so in a sense he’s sucking their energy into himself! So as soon as
you collect the required 15 Ruby Relics, you can start the game from the
beginning, playing this time as Vampire Knack. It’s a special challenge —
easier in areas where there are lots of enemies, much tougher when the enemies
are scarce and Knack has little to feed off of.
Sunstone Knack — which can be
unlocked by collecting Sunstone Relics — is all about the super moves. Not only
do the super moves last longer and do more damage, but Sunstone Knack can pick
up energy from defeated enemies and fill up the super move gauge much more
quickly. He’s tough at any size! Do try to avoid getting hit, though; Sunstone
Knack’s defensive power is a touch on the weak side.
And finally, if you pick up 10 Diamond Relics — the rarest of the rare —
you can unlock Diamond Knack.
He’s strong all around: better attacks, stronger super moves, and he can fill
his super move gauge twice as fast as any other character. This is definitely
the toughest — and the hardest to unlock — character in the game.
These six characters can be used in replaying the game, and they can
also be used in two special challenge modes, playable with one or two players,
that are unlocked by completing the game at any difficulty:Time Attack and Coliseum
Attack.
Time Attack
is a race against time. The goal is to finish a section of the game as quickly
as possible; the faster you are, the higher your score will be. You also pick
up bonus points in a number of categories (defeating enemies using super moves,
for example), so it’s important to think about strategy. Where and how you use
the super moves makes a big difference to your score. There are 13 different
Time Attack stages, each taken from a different part of the game.
Coliseum Attack is about survival. You face ten waves of enemies at
steadily increasing difficulty. The first challenge is just to finish at all!
But once you’ve managed to do that, the challenge becomes to finish as quickly
as possible, and to finish without taking any damage. There are three arenas
you can choose from in Coliseum Attack, each with its own very different style
of enemy setups.
Whichever challenge you choose, the character you choose to play as is
vital. These challenges are tough, and the extra damage you can do as Massive
Knack, or the all-around strength of Diamond Knack, can make the difference
between ending up at the top of the leaderboards, or somewhere far below. It’s
also very important to play with the proper gadgets equipped, as something like
the combo meter will really cut down on the time it takes to complete these
special stages.
So those are all of the unlockable features in Knack. Don’t forget to
collect items while you’re on the go with Knack’s Quest, a free downloadable
game for iOS and Android devices, where you can unlock gadget parts and rare
Relics for use in the full Knack game on PS4.The team and I are really looking
forward to seeing the scores at the top of the leaderboards once everyone has
had a chance to hone their fighting skills — I’m sure they’ll be most
impressive!"
