Paper Galaxy Review
- Publisher: Liquid Entertainment LLC.
- Genre: Arcade
- Released: 20 Dec, 2012
- Size: 26.2 MB
- Price: $0.99
PROS
- Such a bizarre premise.
- An interesting amount of spatial freedom for what's essentially and endless runner.
CONS
- Easy to earn stars, but upgrades are locked behind an unlock wall.
VERDICT
Flee the dreaded Crab Nebula by sneezing your way in and out of orbit. It's interesting to be sure.
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Our moon is sentient. It also has allergies. Now the game describes the sneezing as just a cold, but I think they might be lying. Welcome to Paper Galaxy. The moon has sneezed its way away from our solar system and now as it's trying to get back to the safe haven of the Earth's gravitational field, the evil Crab Nebula is chasing after it, trying to claim it as its own. You have to help the little guy back home, and quick. Without its influences, the oceans have been acting kind of crazy!
So with a universe between you and safety, what is a young orbiting body to do? Why use its power of orbit to its advantage. The game starts with sneezing into a planet's orbit, and then circling around the planet until the screen is tapped again, sending the moon sneezing in whatever direction you chose to travel in till it hits another planet. Each new planet visited will cause a cosmic butterfly to lead the way to a new celestial body, and following the path of this butterfly will increase your speed and your multiplier. Around each planet are stars to collect, which of course can be used on upgrades to give yourself an easier time in your task. Along the way you'll accidentally plunge into suns, get stuck in ice belts, and do your best to avoid black holes, all as the sinister Crab Nebula maliciously plods along behind you like a creepier Pepe Le Pew.
And that's pretty much the experience. Those who've played an endless runner know the cycle of play, mission completion, currency collection and store usage, and really, Paper Galaxy doesn't do anything different in that regard. The visuals have a bit of a flat look to them befitting the game's title with a nice use of color, and the ability to shoot off in any direction, and sometimes drift mindlessly through space for what seems like forever before hitting another orbit does a lot to add an element of both fun and gravity to the situation (if you'll pardon the pun). Looking for another endless runner or something that might put a smile on your face? Paper Galaxy will more than fulfill that need.
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$0.99
