Review : Gravity Guy 2 (Gravity Joyride) for Windows Phone
You guys have been screaming for it and anxiously awaiting a game or at least some mediocre first party app to be made available for Windows Phone before any other platform. There you go!
Gravity Guy 2 is the successor of the pretty popular game – you guessed it – Gravity Guy by Miniclip. I for one didn’t really like part 1 due to its ridiculous difficulty level. Maybe I’m just getting too old to be able to compete with the actual target audience of games that heavily depend on your reaction skills. And even though part two’s focus is on these same skills as well, it’s by far not as fast and irritating as its predecessor. To be honest, it reminds me more of Jetpack Joyride than of Gravity Guy. Minus the jetpack of course.
Presentation
There isn’t much to say about the graphics. Due to being a Windows Phone 8 only game, graphics are crisp, clean and smooth. The soundtrack is rather annoying in my humble opinion, but then again I’m not much of a fan of this new generation techno-electro-dubstep kind of noise. Others may really love it. Since the game lacks a story, that’s pretty much all to mention about the game’s presentation.
Controls
Unlike Gravity Guy 1, where you didn’t have anything to do but tap the screen at the right time, to reverse gravity and avoid obstacles, Gravity Guy now gives you two different buttons. On the left you’ll find one that makes you jump when tapping it once. Tapping it a second time while the protagonist is in midair causes him to perform a so called double jump. The button on the right lifts elevators upon tap and hold, and sends them down again when you release said button. Depending on how you actually use these elevators, they can act kind of like a catapult.
Gameplay
Like I mentioned before, Gravity Guy 2 doesn’t have a story. And it doesn’t even need one to motivate you going further and further. Just like in Jetpack Joyride, which unfortunately still isn’t available for Windows Phone, you have to accomplish certain missions to level up your character. Leveling up unlocks up to three spots where you can place boosters, which range from a resurrection after death over a distance, boost at the start of the run to a magnet that attracts surrounding coins for you.
Speaking of coins. These are spread all across the world and waiting for you to collect them. Coins are needed to purchase the aforementioned boosters. If you don’t want to waste your time collecting them, you can always spend real money to purchase coin packs. They’re not needed to complete the game though; if you can speak of actually completing it. There’s no real end to it, you will only reach the point where you have completed all the missions. Other than that the overall goal is to claim the top of the leaderboard by reaching the furthest distance among your friends.
Conclusion
Gravity Guy 2 is a fun game that aims at all of those who like to compete with their friends. The mission system offers enough besides that though to keep players entertained for a longer time. The game is easy to learn and difficult to master. Running (pun intended) for $2.99, it’s certainly not a no brainer. I would have rather seen it go for $0.99, especially since it offers in app purchases. If you don’t mind spending 3 bucks, you’ll definitely have a nice game you’ll certainly return to every once in a while.
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