![]() ![]() And this is on the first of six difficulty levels. The first ten or twenty times you fire up the initial level, you’ll probably die inside the first five seconds. As a result I tend to dial the volume down but not turn it off entirely as it is vital in keeping you ‘in the zone’. Truth be told though, I am not entirely fond of the soundtrack. At first, you’ll find the background which constantly flashes between colors in tandem with the beat of the music to hurt your eyes, but you’ll soon get used to it. What adds to the uniqueness of Super Hexagon is its bizarre hypnotic graphics and the pumping retro-ish arcade soundtrack. You’ll need to be extremely focused and zoned in to pull through the levels as a result. Where the game really is unforgiving is on the timing aspect – hold for just a tad too long or short and you’ll end up in the walls. Personally, I feel that recognizing the patterns and having a good hand-eye co-ordination, while difficult, are achievable after some time. Despite knowing this though, getting past the sixty second mark (you’re considered to have won a level at this point) is no easy task as it requires two further things flawless hand-eye co-ordination and precise timing as to how long you keep your thumbs pressed on the screen. However, as you play a level many times, you’ll be able to recognize certain patterns unique to that level. ![]() The sequence of obstacles are randomly and procedurally generated on the fly. Hit the walls and you meet an instant death. The controls are fairly straight-forward – touch anywhere on the left half of the screen to move in that direction, and anywhere on the right to move there. ![]() You play as a triangle with the goal of surviving mazes of lines and geometrical shapes that collapse towards the center. Name: Super Hexagon | Publisher: Terry Cavanagh | Category: Arcade | Players: 1 | Version: 1.0.1 | Size: 26 MB | Price: $0.99 (on sale) So just what exactly is so great about this game? Read on to find out. The game redefines the definition of “tough as nails” for Android games – be warned that this is not meant for the faint-hearted. His latest one – Super Hexagon – is a masterpiece. Terry Cavanagh is known for coming up with brilliantly designed (not to mention devilishly challenging) games. ![]()
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