Opening new world with unique layouts and great ambient soundtracks is a motivation enough, but the truth is the gameplay itself is so addictive Fotonica immediately becomes a resident game for months to come. In fact, Fotonica’s neon minimalist style looks sophisticated, chic and unique against cartoonish Temple Run or the huge amount of faux-retro pixel art found in mobile games nowadays.įotonica offers a superb replay value for those who go solo and for those who like to compete and see their names on the global leaderboards. It is fascinating how the game conveys the feeling of a flight and a crushing thud when you hit the platform with your face. You feel your heart racing faster as you hear your runner make focused and strong gasps for air as he jumps, and your heart sinks as his short desperate “Ahhh!” shoots through the silent and indifferent environment when he falls. Of course, an excellent selection of ambient soundtracks and the sound effects add a deep layer of atmosphere and drive to the overall gameplay experience. It beats me how a constantly black background and a few neon rays manage to create the feeling of a free fall, or a neck-breaking speed. In a Tron-like vector-style fashion, Fotonica manages to craft entire worlds as you dash past them. Thankfully, the game lets you stop the moment you first land, but be aware you can’t run back and forth. On the flip side, the levels are not procedurally generated, so you will be able to memorize the layouts and experiment with different running and jumping styles, finding the one that suits you better. Timely jumps and appropriate landings are the main challenges in Fotonica, but when the game starts playing on your emotional side – the excitement, exhilaration and fear of a failure – it gets even harder. That said, each level does not feel like an achievement you unlock due to your efforts in the previous level, but a standalone adventure, unique, new and exciting. Each subsequent level gets unlocked when you run enough kilometers in the previous levels. Sometimes, there would be layers of platforms, so a bad jump will land you on a lower level track, but it is a mistake you can’t afford to make too often because the layers are limited.įotonica is enjoyably hard and features two difficulty settings for all levels – normal and hard. Of course, it is better on a tablet’s larger screen, since the two players need to tap and hold to run and see a good part of the screen to time jumps.Įach level is unique in the environments design and the soundtrack, but they always follow the same pattern – you run along a platform that gets interrupted by an abyss, and you need to jump just in time to reach the next platform. The versus mode lets you play with a friend using the same device, where a screen is split in two parts. The arcade mode features eight levels the endless three each with unique layouts, colorr schemes and soundtracks. The rest get unlocked as you play and accumulate points for kilometers and speed. Each mode has a variety of levels, and by default only one or two are available. His hands are helplessly trying to cling to something, but there is nothing but the black air miles around him.įotonica features three game modes – arcade, endless and versus, and the names are quite self-descriptive to explain what they mean. With the seeming simplicity, the controls will have you sweat on more than one occasion when your runner makes a desperate gasp as he misses the landing a split second and falls, infinitely, into the black void. The only challenge is to time your jump and landing.Ĭontrols – tap and hold to run release to jump. You run straight ahead on a direct trajectory, no turning left or right. However, the game lets you feel the heart-pumping exhilaration, euphoric excitement and desperate horror – all within seconds of a single gameplay session. You don’t see your runner, but a pair of two hands regularly appearing on screen as it runs. Price: $2.99 on iTunes, $0.99 on Google Play as a promotional launch priceįotonica is a first-person endless runner, with the end being the limit of your reflexes and good eye-hand coordination.
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