Score: 8
"Nice, but too average."
date: October 9, 2007
I'll start by saying you are the lucky winner of my contest of who to review once every year or so, or as often as I do actually write a review, but now to business. This is a small game, by all means but the quality and game-play are very good. While the game isn't addicting it's loveable and cute in a "new baby" sort of way. The difficulty levels while not adjustable were gradually increased, only because of the bubble's size really. Right click menu allows for lower quality although I doubt any computer can't digest this simple cute game.
All of the power ups were nice additions and varied and I assume it would more than a couple games to find them all. Some were very useful and some just gave a nice effect to the game's appearance. A small idea I would suggest just for fun would a small unlockable menu for some of power ups effects, let's say after one reaches a certain score it would be available to constantly activate a certain power up, first visual ones, then game effecting ones. That would be a small yet nice idea of something to add, although it's not mandatory.
Motion in the game was smooth and flowing, no lagging problems or steering issues. Music was bland but acceptable since it was taken from NG and has no rights on it and also contributes to NG authors. Everything was nice, although with some improvement this could be made to a much better game, at some moments it has potential of becoming one of the best, but it doesn't follow through, denying it of the success it could have had.
Anyway, last time I reviewed was before the re-design and reviews were done differently, now I cannot grade you in each and every field but I will still explain my thoughts in each field of the submission, simply because I can.
Graphics: Very neat and smooth, polished look. Not the least bit problematic. But, with that they were very mediocre, average and below of what I'm sure you could have accomplished.
Style: Another casually made 'dodge & win' game which is also following a previous game of the same nature. Not original, not outstanding, but adequate and likeable.
Sound: Bland and eventually tedious but can be turned off, it's something.
Violence: None.
Interactivity: not exploited to its full capability, you had a working idea, decent flash skills but you lack the ambition to make it much better. I can think of several ways this game could be made better. But you'll have to contact me for those; I won't be expecting the call too soon by the looks of it.
Humor: none.
Originality: Minimal.
Effort: Average.
Overall: Good, no doubt about it, but could have done much better. Maybe in the sequel?