Written by: Patrick Orquia
Title: Runbow Pocket
Publisher: 13AM Games
Developer: 13AM Games
Genre: Platformer
Release Date: June 20, 2017
No. of Players: Up to four players
Price: $14.99 (digital), $29.99 (Deluxe Edition on retail)
Platform: New Nintendo 3DS
Runbow Pocket is a port of the game Runbow originally released on Wii U in addition to other platforms inward 2015. It is pretty much the same equally the original, next the basic mechanic: the background color changes constantly, in addition to if it matches the color of the platform or obstruction on hide rendering it invisible, it doesn’t exist. This mechanic opens upwards novel unique challenges to the typical platformer genre. I lead maintain non encountered it on whatsoever other game earlier it or since. In club to larn through a grade in addition to traverse the many platforms in addition to obstacles, the business office instrumentalist must jump, double jump, triple bound (via a jumping upward punch/upper cutting move), in addition to lateral bound (via sideways punch). Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 combination of these moves is easier said than done, in addition to failure to create therefore oftentimes resultant to an inevitable death. Yes, you lot volition piece of occupation lots of times inward this game. There is an unlimited unwrap of tries, though, therefore in that place is actually nix to worry about. You only lead maintain to “git gud”. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 sarcastic remark on the loading hide greets the business office instrumentalist after each death, most of which are hilarious, similar “when you’re ready” or “I’ll larn the java on” or “that’s the destination of the endorsement deal”. If you lot don’t desire to reckon these, you lot lead maintain to actually master copy your jumps, timing, in addition to eye-and-hand coordination.
This port of the game tin move purchased from the eShop equally a standalone game, in addition to the DLCs that tin move purchased equally a packet ($12.99) or individually. The retail version is called Runbow Pocket Deluxe, in addition to comes with all the DLCs already included inward the cartridge. The DLCs include: Satura’s Space Adventures (36 novel hazard levels in addition to thirteen novel multiplayer levels starring Satura, the game’s master copy antagonist), four costume + music packs, novel playable characters Lilac (from Freedom Planet) in addition to Shantae (from the Shantae game series).
The game has unlike modes for solo play. The outset is Adventure, which is divided into 145 unmarried business office instrumentalist challenge levels divided into four grade motifs (Forgotten Forrest, Lost Luau of Doom, Big House Break-out, in addition to Monster Manor) inward which the business office instrumentalist aims to make the destination of it or fulfilling a for certain requirement, such equally defeating a specified unwrap of enemies. These levels are designated with colors, based on difficulty: greenish (easy), yellowish (average), in addition to cerise (hard). At the destination of the level, the business office instrumentalist is rewarded with 1 to iii medals, depending on the amount of fourth dimension it takes them to consummate the level. The unwrap of medals the business office instrumentalist collects therefore inward plough unlocks novel characters that tin move used to play the game, such equally Juan in addition to Tostada from Guacamelee, Shovel Knight from its eponymous game, in addition to Gunvolt from Azure Striker Gunvolt, with others. Additional music in addition to costume packs tin likewise move unlocked. Aside from unlocakables, unlike achievements are given to the business office instrumentalist upon completion of unlike weather condition inward the game, similar unwrap of enemies defeated, performing moves successfully, et cetera.
The instant means is Bowhemoth, a unmarried long grade that the business office instrumentalist must play from the laid out at each playthrough. If the business office instrumentalist dies, they larn dorsum to the concluding checkpoint. This means is to a greater extent than suited for hardcore players who tin actually position upwards to the hard challenge. This grade is divided inward several segments, in addition to each of these segments characteristic unlike sets of obstacles in addition to platforms that made hard to traverse because of the background color-changing mechanics, which varies inward speed in addition to complexity. You volition pass lots of hours inward club to complete this mode, in addition to lots in addition to lots of deaths. So again, “git gud”.
If you lot desire some novel challenge, you lot tin play the game with other players either online or through local wireless connection. All the multiplayer modes from the Wii U version is acquaint on this version, except for the Color Master mode, which utilizes the Wii U gamepad for asynchronous gameplay. Also, the maximum unwrap of players on this version has been reduced to four from equally high equally nine from the Wii U version, due to hardware limitation in addition to the size of the screen.
This game, similar the original, is such a fun to play, in addition to likely straightaway fifty-fifty to a greater extent than fun because it tin straightaway move played on the go. This game is practiced for playing inward brusk bursts, because your hands in addition to fingers tin only accept therefore much beating from all the unlike push combinations that you lot lead maintain to press to create the many, many jumps that you lot lead maintain to perform. If you lot don’t hear the smaller hide resolution in addition to a fleck slower charge times, this is the meliorate version of the game. Take it with you lot in addition to play piece you lot commute or earlier going to bed, in addition to lead maintain lots of colorful, challenging fun
REPLAY VALUE: high
PROS:
- Simplistic, retro-inspired visuals
- Awesome soundtrack, which ranges from jazz to electronic music
- Unique color-changing mechanic
- Very practiced amount of challenging levels to play
- Lots of unlockables, such equally novel playable characters, costume packs, in addition to additional music
- Playing equally characters from other indie games in addition to hearing their voices in addition to seeing their grapheme pattern on the game is cool, though they actually don’t offering whatsoever novel or unique ability ups of skills
- DLCs provides to a greater extent than value to the game
- This version of the game is arguably meliorate than the original, since it tin move played on the go, albeit on a smaller screen
- Not inward stereoscopic 3D, which is a disappointing missed opportunity, inward my opinion
- The graphics await blocky, particularly at the edges, in addition to grapheme details are a fleck lost inward this version; the role anti-aliasing filters in addition to stereoscopic 3D (which pretty much doubles the unwrap of pixel count) could lead maintain reduced this
- Connecting to online multiplayer modes is hard
RATING: 4/5 colorful triple bound combos
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