The levels are never actually all that hard, they just require a fair bit of dexterity and patience to get just right, but it’s still impossible not to get stuck in a defeat loop – the perversely enjoyable state where you die-respawn-die-respawn over and over, with just a single second between each event. Therein lies VVVVVV’s principal charm though – the incredibly rapid successes and failures as you intuitively try to burn through the spiky levels as fast as possible. The bizarre and nonsensical array of baddies is directly inherited from the Dali-esque nightmares of Jet Set Willy himself. There are oddly abstract enemies that patrol in set patterns and naturally have to be avoided – never will you spend so long staring at the word ‘OBEY’ as it pulses green and yellow and darts across the screen. There are lasers (well, we think that’s what they are – they’re actually just white lines on the screen) that enforce a gravity flip on you, which form the basis of simple puzzles. It also makes it an almost perfect manifestation of that idea that a game can be learnt in a moment, but not mastered in a lifetime.Īs you explore the open, free-roaming world of VVVVVV, which is littered with teleporters to allow fast-travelling, you’re introduced to new twists that expand the idea too.
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The flip command completely replaces all other controls, ideas or mechanics in the game, making VVVVVV a game that’s entirely about mastering that single ability and learning how to propel yourself past enemies and inexplicably spiked walls. Oh, don’t worry, he always lands on his feet. Press Space, Up or Down and you’ll flip the laws of gravity, sending yourself either plummeting down to the floor or up to the ceiling. The idea isn’t ever properly explained and comes out of nowhere, as if the captain could is naturally capable of it, but players in the game can flip themselves at the push of a button. Flip Out! VVVVVV’s hook arises from the way that it plays with gravity and direction and, more crucially, in the way that it lets the player fiddle with these ideas too.
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