Ancipital is a typical Jeff Minter game with no storyline and an unusual setting. You play the role of what looks like a yak which can walk on two legs and shoots at enemies with bananas. At least in the first screen; the projectiles change in different levels. You can jump and flip upside down onto the ceiling to attack your foes. The gameplay involves you shooting at enemies until the floor or walls change to let you move to the next screen which can be seen on the map in the corner of the screen. Each level has different themes ranging from skull and crossbones to cigarette papers and lighters.
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A truly brilliant sensory overload, constant rule changes, a sign of the times that are only replicated whenever a new medium that allows for such silly expression comes out (like the internet). Very lenient, you can just go ham on the exploration of all the weirdo rooms, one after another. Brilliant stuff.
Jogado na coletânea Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story. Ancipital é um jogo tão estranho e tão diferente que ele flerta com muitos gêneros diferentes ao mesmo tempo. Tem hora que ele parece um jogo de puzzle, tem hora que ele é um bullet hell e tem hora que ele só é tão experimental que nem dá pra definir. Eu queria muito uma versão remasterizada dele que me permitisse experimentar mais.
Perimeter shooter with the urgency of Robotron and the typical weirdness of a Jeff Minter game.