Capsized+ Review – A solid, gorgeous 2D platformer
App Type: Uncategorized
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By: indiePub
Version #: 1.0.1
Date Released: 2013-02-13
Developer: IndiePub
Price: ree
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Free! Free! I’m not immune to the lure of a free app, and Capsized+ is free (I don’t know for how long). Oddly enough, I had been waiting for this game to come to the App Store, and then forgot about it. Until today, of course.
Capsized+ is the port of a Steam game, and from the looks of the computer version vs. the game I have played, it is a very good port. Hand-drawn graphics in a retro setting make for a very interesting and visually appealing platformer.
A space traveller, stranded in an alien planet after your ship crashes: you have to fight your way back to space, while collecting your crew and fighting endless alien beneath an impressive world.
The game has several modes, too. A non-linear campaign where you do all these exploratory-scaping things and 3 arcade modes (a classical endless survival, a “running out of oxygen,” aptly named Last Gasp and a weapon-free mode, Armless.) All very appealing, don’t you think?
Of course, there are some caveats. One would be the game is hard. To give you an idea, the first few levels only let you choose two difficulty levels: Medium and Hard. In these first levels you’ll learn the controls, which add to the complexity. Although they are brilliantly executed for a mobile device, they are tricky. Double tap to grapple, use a swing grapple to move from place to place, switch weapons and weapon modes. It all feels pretty daunting, moreover, you can’t move the button position, which for a dual-stick game like Capsized+ is a MUST.
Should you buy this game? Hell, yes, it’s free and awesome. But be prepared for a hard game that will give you tons of hours of gameplay (and a possible sink of money with a range of IAP for weapons, armor and the likes.)
In short: Get it, check it and then you will know how Capsized+ feels.
Quick Take
Value:High
Would I Buy Again:Yes
Learning Curve:High
Who Is It For:Retro fans and platformer lovers
What I Like:Graphics, music, ambient, execution
What I Don't Like:Controls
Final Statement:A great game
2d GLOWING REVIEWS of the original Capsized:
- “A modern original with a nearly pitch-perfect blend of combat and exploration that is as beautiful as it is exhilarating.” – GameShark
- “[M]ore fun, charm and entertainment than a game ten times its size.” - IGN
- “Eye-catching.” – GameSpot
- “A progressive return to gaming’s adventuring roots.” – Edge Magazine
You are a marooned space traveler whose ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet and must navigate through beautiful but perilous environments while fighting bloodthirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives.
Use a grappling hook, jet pack, high-tech weapons and awesome powerups – create friggin’ black holes! - to fight through non-linear levels set in explorable, hostile environments.
CAPSIZED+ INCLUDES:
- Campaign Mode: Test your mettle in thirteen levels with lush and varied terrains.
- Three Arcade Modes: Fight endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode, grab oxygen to survive Last Gasp Challenges or test your survival skills in the weapons-free Armless Mode.
- GameCenter Achievements: Prove your intergalactic survival skills by earning all twelve achievements.
- Lush Environments – Enjoy strange and amazing landscapes illustrated in a unique, hand-drawn style. Check out the screen shots.
- Intense Gameplay – Test your constitution with more than twenty hours of heart-throbbing, thumb-busting action.
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Article By ruben
Ruben Berenguel is finishing his PhD in Mathematics while writing in mostlymaths.net about being a 'geek of all trades'. He also happens to be the senior editor in the What's on iPhone network: any complaints go to him!
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