Developed almost entirely by one of 1985 Alternativo's most active members, Manu Segura, Chain Break is a highly addictive endless runner arcade game that will make us break a sweat to overcome each and every one of its increasingly difficult levels. The project began at the end of March 2017, born as a parallel task to the realization of another of the main games of 1985 Alternativo.
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Having a game thats clearly very inspired by a very specific game unfortunately leads you to consistantly compare it to that specific game. Here is a game thats very clearly took inspiration from Metro-Cross (or Retro-Cross if you've only ever played it in Europe on the Xbox360 Namco collection).
So running from left to right, hopping over items, picking up collectables and using boost pads to try and hit the finish line before the time limits run out. Its a fairly basic enough game and its one that works decently enough.
Chain Breaks main problem is just its sense of speed... or even just its flow through the entire game. It would honestly be better off cutting down on the point total screens and having a speedier cut from level to level.
The levels themselves are also just lacking a little bit of variety. While what is here is decent enough, by the halfway point, despite the occasional new obstacle, the changes are not drastic enough to make things feel different so you feel you've seen most of what the game has to offer already.
Its a shame because when the game really gets going, its a fun and frantic take on metro-cross with the gameboy's limitations being worked around in a wonderful way... It just needed to be snappier.
Having a game thats clearly very inspired by a very specific game unfortunately leads you to consistantly compare it to that specific game. Here is a game thats very clearly took inspiration from Metro-Cross (or Retro-Cross if you've only ever played it in Europe on the Xbox360 Namco collection).
So running from left to right, hopping over items, picking up collectables and using boost pads to try and hit the finish line before the time limits run out. Its a fairly basic enough game and its one that works decently enough.
Chain Breaks main problem is just its sense of speed... or even just its flow through the entire game. It would honestly be better off cutting down on the point total screens and having a speedier cut from level to level.
The levels themselves are also just lacking a little bit of variety. While what is here is decent enough, by the halfway point, despite the occasional new obstacle, the changes are not drastic enough to make things feel different so you feel you've seen most of what the game has to offer already.
Its a shame because when the game really gets going, its a fun and frantic take on metro-cross with the gameboy's limitations being worked around in a wonderful way... It just needed to be snappier.