Red Game Without A Great Name suffers from one major problem: it doesn’t have a good name. I’m assuming this isn’t a turn-off for those of you that are already reading this, otherwise you probably wouldn’t be wasting your time in the first place. I’m afraid it might prevent many from trying this game, however, which would be an absolute shame. This game is unique, challenging and often makes me want to pull my hair out. Unlike something along the lines of Flappy Bird, though, this frustration is completely worth it.
Your task is simply to deliver a secret message, and just like the fabled postmen you must complete that task regardless of rain, sleet, snow… well, you get the picture. Of course so far weather hasn’t actually played a factor in the game, but maybe that will be coming eventually. It’s not like the game needs it, given the extreme challenges the game already provides. You see, in order to get the mail where it needs to go you’ve devised a rather clever mechanical bird that can teleport from one spot to another. The problem is that aside from the teleporting the bird is constantly in motion, and it’s always travelling the same direction unless something causes it to do otherwise. Oh, and did I mention the level is moving as well?
This constant movement turns the game into an interesting combination of reaction and memorization, and even when you know the level like the back of your hand there’s still no guarantee that you’ll pull a move off the same way twice. Naturally there are also all of the standard obstacles like walls that simply stop your movement (but not the level’s), barbed wire strands that stop you permanently, and gates that try to crush you. Occasionally things will pop up to alter your journey, like jets that change your direction, gas clouds that cause you to speed up and glowing masses that give you the power to destroy cracked walls. When it comes to these “aids”, the trick is in determining when they are useful and when they will just make your trip harder. I will give you a hint: usually the cracked walls are either hiding something or give you a bit of protection from danger, so be sure to check each of those out at least once.
To teleport the bird you simply drag a line from it to where you want it to go. Conceptually this is a great idea and more often than not it works fine, but when you’re in a hurry to make your next move it’s easy to accidentally not select the bird, in which case any dragging you’re doing is worthless. Also, while the line drawing method is good for more lengthy movements, it’s not great for small, precision tweaks in your flight path. Each level has three cogs to collect, and if you’re like me and gotta have them all then you’ll probably drive yourself nuts on some levels trying to get the one that’s in a tight spot. The game also keeps track of your deaths on each level, so once you’ve gotten all the cogs you can go back and try and better that ranking if you wish. The game is even kind enough to record a video of all your attempts in a given run, so you can depress yourself even more when you realize you managed to kill yourself 33 times in just under seven minutes!
The visuals are great. While it’s not all about red like one might expect given the name, there’s definitely a limited color palette. This combined with the simpler yet still detailed shadow like design of the graphics makes for a rather appealing and slick looking world. The one issue I have is that sometimes things are so dark that it’s hard to tell what’s going on, which can make already challenging areas much more difficult. The sound effects aren’t bad, though I do get tired of hearing the screech the bird makes when it dies after a while. The music is easy to listen to and has a nice, jazzy beat to it.
Red Game Without A Great Name has two potentially off-putting issues for casual gamers: it can be insanely difficult at times, and the simple controls often feel problematic. Unlike so many other games on the App Store today, though, the difficulty is tempered by the fact that there are levels you can actually finish, giving you a real sense of accomplishment. Combine that with a fresh game mechanic and some cool graphics design and you have a great entry in whatever genre you wish to label this as.
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| Title: | Red Game Without A Great Name | Developer: | iFun4all |
| Reviewed Ver: | 1.0.3 | Min OS Req: | iOS 6.0 |
| Price: | $2.99 | App Size: | 94.70MB |
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Red Game Without A Great Name in Review: At Least The Game Is Great
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