App Profile: Beyond Gravity

Lady-Lavender

Rating: 4/5

Fun game! When I first started the game, I thought that it was going to be a monotonous flop. Jump from planet to planet to planet, again and again and again...... But actually; I was pleasantly surprised. Different planets spin at different speeds. Some of the jumps get crazier and crazier. There are different goals to reach that give it originality and more reason to keep playing. Beyond Gravity is an addictive, fun high score chaser with a comical character that is a delight to play.

Mx4747

Rating: 3/5

This game is entertaining for the first few minutes, but it gets boring pretty quickly. It seems like there is potential for a more interesting game but all it turned out to be is a time killer. The effects of the power ups and upgrades are almost indiscernible, the score multiplier tops out at 3x, which you can easily reach with just 5 to 10 jumps, and the difficulty curve is practically flat, so you can play for a long time without ever facing much challenge or variety. As you go on, a couple of gimmicks are introduced--backwards-spinning planets and fireballs. The first has no real impact on the game, but does give it a little variety, while the latter adds some challenge, especially as things begin to speed up. The graphics are nicely done and definitely give the game some character, but it doesn't make up for the lacking gameplay.

April and David

Rating: 3/5

Why are upgrades so darn spendy? My solution if I had the opportunity to suggest it would be to change the goals that give bonuses so that they are based on running totals. For example, there is a goal for collecting 500 gold screws. The count does not start until that goal is revealed to the player. Perhaps the game could count these statistics from the first play so that when you reach these goals, you automatically get the bonus. Then goals of the same nature could be added and revealed as time goes on such as 1,000 gold screws, 2,500 gold screws, 5,000 gold screws, and so on. There are a couple of issues though as well. For one, once the "AI" calculates that the character is in a fall that can't be recovered from, the player can indeed sometimes recover with a double or a triple jump but then the character is stuck on the planet it lands on and cannot make any additional jumps. Second, some of the goals are uninspired. For example, a goal for dying three times is a different way of wording 'Play X number of games' for which there are also goals for.