Posted on: June 21, 2013
hilp
Games: 619 Reviews: 2
Another Fun First-Person Puzzler
I didn't know much about Magrunner: Dark Pulse, except that it was a puzzle game along the lines of Portal,or Q.U.B.E. It seemed interesting, and that's because it really is. You play as Dax, one of very few chosen to go to a training facility. If you get through the training facility in one piece, you get to go to space. It seems pretty average for a plot, but there are a few small twists along the way. Most NPC's only appear as holograms between each level, when you go in elevators. There are some cool characters, but most characters are kind of flat. The game mechanics are pretty cool. The game involves magnetism. Basically, you can magnetize objects such as lifts, things that resemble "Aerial Faith Plates" in Portal 2, and small cubes. You have two colors, Red and Green, which are the magnets. As you might have guessed, Red attracts red, green attracts green, and red and green repel each other. The puzzles are cool, but don't have that same fun factor as other FPP's (First Person Puzzler) that have recently come out. Some puzzles can be frustrating at times, and some aren't too fun to solve. The puzzles can be annoying at times, but they are designed well and you still get a good sense of accomplishment when you beat it. Another thing I don't like about the game is the loading. There's plenty of it. However, this game does bring in a new idea, and I respect it for that. For 15 bucks, this game is well worth the price of admission.
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