Since the environment is oversized and feels so large, the robot seems even more lost. Our journey takes us deep into the darkness underground, past crumbling steel structures and rusted pipes. For the musical score the game chooses calm melodies, mechanical sounds effects, and the noises that come from our protagonist during accidental collisions (these sound so authentic that they will make you fly more carefully).įrom an audio-visual perspective, Unmechanical Extended is pretty impressive. In Unmechanical Extended there is no dialogue and no text. It is an approach that fits well with the overall design of the game. All the relevant information we need is served to us via background animations or it's simply absorbed as we fly by. The game deliberately avoids intrusive story elements. If things do go wrong the little robot will usually have a solution in mind, that is if the game recognises that you're stuck. While the level of difficulty in the main game is very pleasant, the side story is quite tricky and requires more thought. The Extended episode provides a bit more variety, however, it's focused mainly on providing an extra challenge for experienced players. This beam, our flying skills, and logical thinking, must coalesce in order to complete this short story.ĭepending on your skill when solving the physics puzzles and completing skill tests, the playing time varies between two and four hours. Apart from flying, the only ability of the robot is an electromagnetic beam and that allows us to lift lightweight objects and release them. This sounds a lot easier to do than it actually is, and this is because our options at any given moment are fairly limited. During which we take control of the flying robot, who having been taken to an underground facility, must henceforth make his way through the system. The main game makes its comeback alongside an additional episode that includes new puzzles and environments. The developers released the game back in 2012, but now it has returned in this extended edition, tidied up for the current generation of consoles and with some new content. Unmechanical Extended is a puzzle adventure about a lovable robot in a dystopian future. However, our connection to this character doesn't come from this metallic critter's helplessness, but rather it comes primarily from the strange atmosphere of the game it's what helps bring the little robot to life. Lamps turn into eyes, the lower segment becomes a mouth, and hanging hoses transform into skinny little arms. At first glance he's just a load of scrap metal with a propeller on his head, but after a few minutes with the hero of Unmechanical Extended, you start to see him for what he is.
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Oh and don’t forget to download the Driveclub PlayStation Plus Edition, which will stop being a free download on October 6th, 2015.We don't remember how long it took for the little robot to captivate us. The game currently has a score of 76 on Metacritic and was given an 8.5 by Destructoid. The game stands out from most platform titles because the players have to use physics-based mechanics to get past each level. Chariot (PS3)Ĭhariot is a co-op platform game that was first released on September 30, 2014. The game’s story starts off with all the music being stolen and the player must use the little songs left to get them back.
KickBeat is a martial arts themed game that has similar mechanics to Dance Dance Revolution and Gitaroo Man, where the player must press the button at the right time. The game was well received and has won several awards since its release in 2012. This one features a Rabbit who is able to practice Kung Fu, and who goes on a quest to save all the baby rabbits that have been abducted. The extended edition features new levels and bonuses. It will put you to the test with a bunch of challenging puzzles and exploration. This game is an extended version of the original game, Unmechanical. The first version, which was released back in 2010 for the Xbox 360, has scores of 90/100 and 90.41 percent at Metacritic and GameRankings. There are over 300 levels that will have you avoiding obstacles. The game is quite challenging, with the gameplay made up by fine control and split second timing. In the game, players control Meat Boy, a red cube shaped character, who is trying to save his girlfriend from the bad guy.
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Super Meat Boy was first released in 2010 but the PS4 and PS Vita versions are debuting this month on PlayStation Plus. Metacritic gave it an 82 out of 100 and GameRankings an 82.70 percent rating.