![]() There are also bumpers that change color when touched by the object, and the game tallies up the score to push you to do better. There is either a purple ball or a yellow star that drops from the center of the screen, and players – who control four moveable paddles on the edges of the screen at the same time – try to keep it from falling out of the screen. The entire game uses the GamePad, with the joysticks, D-pad, and A, B, X, and Y buttons each being used as equivalent control schemes.īloc is for all intents and purposes a Pong clone, though it does have far more of a unique identity than that sounds. Like Affordable Space Adventures, it finds its inspiration in the blocky, large design of the GamePad, but to an even more extreme extent. It really cannot be emphasized enough that Bloc is small, though that is not inherently bad by any means. I quite like how focused it is in this case, but it’s not exactly pushing narrative or even a lack of narrative boundaries. Bloc is about as bare bones a game as one’s likely to find, and all mechanics oriented. Well, there’s little of that to be found here. Just for clarity’s sake, this game is entirely unrelated to the Cold War-era MMORPG. Inspired by arcade classics like Pong and Breakout, it’s meant as an interesting take on Wii U local multiplayer but struggles to put forth its ideas in a way most conducive to their potential. It’s very much in the spirit of independent game development, with seemingly only two developers and a release entirely sans fanfare. Let the finger pointing and amused laughter begin.This review is possible thanks to Cragworks, who provided Source Gaming with a review copy.ĭeveloped by Calvin Tham and Perry Burkum, Bloc is a new indie game for Wii U. Just make sure you're on the same page, though, lest you get your piddly craft blown to smithereens by lasers or aggressive aliens because your team is out of sync. That loneliness can be mitigated by having up to two real-life buddies join in on the fun and take control of other aspects of the ship as opposed to just having one pilot micromanage everything. The art style definitely makes you feel like you're exploring a strange world while also building up a sense of isolation from being stranded. The game also does a great job in setting the mood thanks to an ambiance that feels quite immersive. Discretion is certainly the better part of valor most of the time in this game as your glorified tourist trap of a ship definitely ain't no damage-dealing Vic Viper. Using these tools wisely is essential in clearing the puzzles in the game, which can require you to bounce flares into switches, make your ship heavier so it can sink in water or minimize things like sound or heat in order to sneak past certain foes. ![]() ![]() AFFORDABLE SPACE ADVENTURES WII U PREIS GENERATORThese include flares, a scanner sensor, thruster controls, mass generator and an electric engine to supplement your original fuel-based one. Progress farther in the game, though, and you unlock more gimmicks for your vessel - or "wessel" for you Pavel Chekov fans - to help you in your quest. It starts out with the barest of essentials, mainly the ability to to move and shine a spotlight. That being said, I thought the not so fancy aesthetic behind the ship actually made it more lovable. What follows is an adventurous puzzle of a game filled with lots of charm and some old-school mechanics - as in game mechanics and not actual mechanics who can help get you out of your plight. Champagne wishes and caviar dreams on Virgin Galactic this certainly is not. Thanks to your decision to take part in a penny-pinching space trip, you quickly find yourself stranded in some godforsaken place inside a godforsaken rust bucket of a ship at the beginning of the game. ![]() Heck, even the company's name sounds fishy. Just take a look at "Affordable Space Adventures" for the Wii U, which places you in a budget space ship ran by fictional company Uexplore. ![]() Follow reporter Jason Hidalgo on Twitter you're a multimillionaire or money-burning celebrity aiming to be the subject of a sad "Where Are They Now" documentary in the future, most folks like to travel cheap.īut traveling cheap in space? That sounds like a reeeaally bad idea. Technobubble covers games, gadgets and technology. ![]()
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