TP Bullet is an indie puzzle-platformer from developer 9Ratones. This price range title brings 80 difficult ranges to beat in a twist on the style that may have your mind working extra time.
In TP Bullet, you play the position of a brilliant spy tasked with saving the world. When the dreaded Skeleton King and his minions overtake the town, a witch grants you the flexibility to teleport utilizing an enchanted bullet. Why is a spy coping with the undead? Who is aware of! However armed with this new weapon, you set off to gather the 80 historic magical cash and cease the specter of evil.
The transient story unfolds by way of a brief and considerably cute pixelated intro. The essential factor to notice is the enchanted bullet, which supplies the distinctive gameplay gimmick. By firing it right into a particular block, it lets you swap locations with it. You see, the “TP” within the title stands for “teleporting”. Did you suppose it stood for one thing else?
Every stage matches neatly onto one display screen. There are the same old environmental hazards to keep away from, like pits and spikes, together with transferring platforms, and the occasional enemy. Your aim is reaching that single magical coin, utilizing these particular blocks to achieve it. Shifting the block (or blocks, in some instances) into the proper place requires some logic. For instance, you may want the block to look on spikes, which means you’ll have to dive onto the spikes and time your shot earlier than you hit them. It tickles the mind in simply the proper locations.
Issues begin off merely with the primary few ranges serving as breezy tutorials. Nonetheless, it quickly turns into clear that that is no stroll within the park, with a number of blocks positioned all through the extent in more and more obscure locations. More often than not, you possess only one bullet, requiring deep considering as to the right way to finest use it. Even when you have two bullets, that’s since you want them; perhaps you’ll want to vary locations with the block twice, or maybe there are two blocks to hit. There’s no room for error. Fortunately, should you fail you possibly can simply restart the extent and take a look at once more. And once more. And once more.
The pixelated type continues all through your journey. I loved the retro look and accompanying upbeat tunes. The eighty ranges sport varied themed backgrounds, offering some aesthetic selection. On the draw back, it’s a must to full every stage earlier than you possibly can unlock the following. Whereas this isn’t an unusual strategy, it means difficult ranges may put you off since you possibly can’t skip them.
Moreover, whereas I like a level-select display screen, it appears pointless when you haven’t any motive to replay them. When you’ve collected the coin inside a stage, there’s completely nothing to warrant returning. Maybe a further (optionally available) collectible or a timer would improve the longevity of TP Bullet. Nonetheless, this can be a price range recreation. At solely $4.99, 80 ranges is a lot to maintain you busy. That is the kind of recreation that fits quick bursts of play when you make your approach by means of every stage.
General, TP Bullet is a simple-yet-fun platformer with a novel twist. What it lacks in options it makes up for with its puzzle-platformer mechanics. It may verge on frustration since you possibly can’t skip ranges, however should you’re after a platformer with a twist (and a problem), you’ll discover it right here.