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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 7.8 hrs on record
Posted: 9 Dec, 2015 @ 11:11pm
Updated: 9 Dec, 2015 @ 11:11pm

Overview
Grey Cubes is, in a nutshell, 3D Breakout with nice visual effects. That's what it wants to be, and it does it pretty good. It's one of the best versions of breakout I've played, and worth taking a look at.

The Pros:
  • Visually Appealing - The game is 3D, the bricks are cuboid shapes, and the best part is... physics! The whole game has a blueish theme with very reactive environments. Let's be honest, the game of breakout is pretty darn simple. While you play it, at least look at something pretty too. This game does that perfectly.

  • World Interaction - To make things more interesting, the game has added gameplay mechanics, such as buttons that once pressed change something in the level, or bouncy surfaces that boost your projectile's speed and even vortexes that teleport your ball around.

  • Lengthy Levels - Some levels have difficult obstacles or are constantly spewing out new bricks to keep you busy. Some levels can take up to 5 minutes to beat, and there are 60 levels in total available.

  • Magnet Mode - After some progress in the level has been achieved, an optional manually activated power-up is available to you, meaning magnet mode, which guides the ball to the nearest cubes. This is insanely useful when you are left with a few difficult to hit cubes left in the level, or not wasting other active power-ups on empty space by going in head first! If you view this as cheating, well, don't use it!

The Cons;
  • Some Levels Repeat Themselves - If you think at some point you are experiencing deja-vu, you're not. You have seen that before. It's the exact level from 10 stages ago, but bigger and harder. Doesn't happen too often, but I would have rather seen 60 unique levels than having 40-ish unique and 20 iterative ones.

Conclusion
This game is a great time killer. A nice, new breath of air for the breakout genre, and well worth your time if you like this sort of game. And for the 0.99 Euro price tag, what more could you ask for? (Also, Achievement Hunters! 13 easy achievements on this one!)

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1 Comments
][P][ 9 Dec, 2015 @ 11:47pm 
Nice review!