Capsized

The premise is pretty straightforward: you've crashed on an alien planet, and you need to find a way to escape. Besides the standard jumping and shooting that make up the basic elements of a platformer, Capsized sets itself apart with the use of a few enjoyable and well put-together features. The levels are as much vertical as they are horizontal, so the player has been given both a jet-pack and a grappling hook to help him navigate them. By successfully using these, separately or in unison, you can do some great maneuvers and fight the aliens in a creative fashion. Obviously the hook can be also used as a weapon allowing you to either grab objects which then become lethal upon release. As any self-respecting platformer Capsized has a good selection of weapons (all with alternate fire) and power-ups scattered across the levels, as well as secret areas, achievements, and level stats which greatly increase the already high replayability of the game. There are quite a few instances where you're required to plan ahead courtesy of traps and door switches that provide for some light puzzle elements. Even the aliens you encounter require different approaches and tactics, which also depend on what weapons you're carrying and the type of terrain and obstacles you're fighting around. There are both cramped and tight levels where you push your way through tunnels and caves, and there are also wide open areas allowing you to unleash your weapons and go crazy with the hook or the jet-pack. One thing that two-dimensional games do best is allowing the developers to create distinct and detailed visuals, and Capsized is no exception. The thirteen levels are all excellently drawn and are packed full of detail resulting in really crisp and vibrant environments. Along with some subtle special effects such as night time, sun rays, smoke, and debris, they really suck you into the alien world. For ten dollars this is a no-brainer; simple as that.

My Video Review can be found here: https://youtu.be/WhgjqbSxMVk Capsized was not an easy game for me to review. I admit that I even put it aside twice before I started to play it properly. But for some reason it always dragged me back to give it one more chance yet. On the positive side there are good level design, some refreshing ideas, variable enemies and weapons, nice graphics, effects and soundtrack, challenging and after all not so frustrating difficulty and grappling hook. There are also negatives like not so interesting story, monotonous environment and last but not least the controls that you would really need some time to get used to. Pros: - level design - refreshing ideas - variability of enemies and weapons - audiovisual side - challenging yet not frustrating most of the time - local multiplayer - grappling hook! Cons: - story - variability of the environment - controls As the positive sides still prevail and the game managed to drag me in after a couple of attempts I am giving it Thumbs Up and VideoGaming Father’s Index 7- out of ten - recommended with warning.

This game has a lot of potential with it's nice graphic style, mouse gun aiming, and physics manipulation tools, but it unfortunately falls short with some of the physics nuances, especially with the jumping being clunky and unpredictable. Because of this It becomes a bit frustrating and unengaging after a short amount of play. I think if the developer had devoted some more time to some of the mechanical details it could have been a great game.

Awesome game with unique atmosphere! Worth buying!

It's a fun little game that gets a bit too hard at the end. THe main draw through most of this game is fast based platforming combat, but near the end you have to really take your time and hunt down secrets to make it through the last level.