Tales of the Tiny Planet
«Tales of the Tiny Planet» tells the story of a Planet searching through the galaxies for his lost friends. You have the ability to manipulate the world elements to guide him safely through the galaxies in this Physics-Puzzle-Adventure. Will the missing planet be behind the next portal? Find out, Beat the high-score or compete with your friends in this new Physics-Puzzle! Use one button to control a group of complex mechanisms. The timing of the button press must be precise to carry the planet through the portal to the next level. Try to beat the levels as fast as possible to collect stars that will unlock more levels. Each world brings new elements, mechanics and surprises. Find out how you can bring all the planet-friends back together!
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Some gameplay spoilers ahead.
Description:
Tales of the Tiny Planet is a casual physics-based 2D puzzle game where you need to move one or more balls (planets) using different kinds of mechanisms to push it to the sides or up, while avoiding obstacles, until you reach the goal (black hole).
The graphics are simple: on the foreground the objects you can use have only one single, bright color, while the other platforms/objects have a neutral color. The backgrounds are also simple but have a slight gradient or several different tones.
Overall, the game looks good and the planets look cute with their facial expressions.
There isn’t a story mode, only 6 chapters with 12 levels each. New game features are introduced on each chapter and therefore as you progress the levels get increasingly more complex. The levels will be easy for most players, but the hardest ones require fast reflexes and dexterity, especially if you’re playing solo and not Co-Op.
In the normal mode there is no penalty for failing and after a few tries you’ll know the right timings and how long you need to press the button.
Achievements:
How many: 34 Achievements.
How much time: Around 6 hours, without help.
Game difficulty: Very Easy, completing the levels won’t be a challenge.
Achievements’ Difficulty: Easy, the two hardest achievement types, marathon mode with less than 10 deaths and 3 stars in all levels of a given chapter, will require some training and a different approach for each of them. On the 3 star achievements you can die and restart as many times as you need but you need to focus on speed to finish before the time limit. On the marathon achievements you can play safer and take your time while focusing on dying as little as possible, since the death limit for the whole run is 10.
Overall opinion:
Tales of the Tiny Planet is a physics puzzle game that looks good and is fun to play, but requires some training until you get it right. The hardest achievements will require some persistence but can be completed by everyone.
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