A simple game that features a cartoonish design, a cuddly monster as a main character and the simple premise of jumping over coins in order to get major air can't be the blueprint for an addictive game… can it? Well friends— Mega Jump brings those three components and effectively combines each to be what has to be not only one of the most painfully underrated games available, but an addictive game as well to hit gamers' hands. What's an even bigger crime is the fact that while the game is incredibly challenging to say the least, the gameplay is simplistic enough to have casual to hardcore gamers picking up the game and playing immediately— and with a minimal learning curve too. Read on to see what the game is about and why it may be worth your time.
As mentioned in the introduction, the story behind Mega Jump is exactly a reflection of the game's title: all about getting major air and getting higher than you've ever possibly been. Acting as a cuddly red monster creature, gamers are tasked with not only jumping in the air in order to get as high as possible— but they will also need to collect precious coins in the process. Sounds a little basic, but there's a twist— the only way to jump and gain air is by jumping through small and large coins in the sky— some of which move in real-time or even try to avoid your jump attempts. What's even more astounding is the variety of power-ups that are available to help players progress through a level. There are items such as a balloon and astronomical masses that help to propel the character up, up and away. As players go up in a level, the coins appear in a variety of patterns… all the while going through obstacles and some surprisingly cute and cuddly-wuddly enemies that try to impede your path and ensure that you fall down to death. So the general goal is simple: jump as high as possible, collect coins and avoid enemies or die.
The game's simple, yet addictive gameplay is quite simply executed at a high level thanks to some simplistic controls. There's no need to deal with the inconvenience of a lazy directional pad or unresponsive buttons in Mega Jump— instead, gamers will take full advantage of the game's tilt controls functionality. So all players will focus on is try to tilt their device just enough to direct and steer the main character in order to hit the right coins and avoid any obstacles in the process. The controls are just sensitive enough to where players and can use minmal hand and wrist movement to direct the character to any particular location on the screen, but not too sensitive to where you can have too many inadvertent falls because players accidentally placed too much muscle into the tilt. There's a slight learning curve for players to try and get comfortable with controlling the character but believe me— it's as minimal as it gets and will certainly give players a true sense of satisfaction while playing.
Also complementing the great controls and gameplay are surprisingly effective audios and visuals. The game features a cartoonish layout that appears to be major turnoff at the beginning, but really grows on you. The colors and levels really pop with bright colors, the different animations are pretty detailed for the most part and best of all— the visuals are incredibly fluid and don't give any sort of slowdown. The audio features one soundtrack for each world, but the music is catchy as heck, while the sound effects showcase each action taken in the game pretty well.
So what you have when you combine the above components and whip them together is one pretty solid title that can easily help pass time for all of you out there. Make no mistake— this game is truly one of the hidden gems out in the Play Store and worth a download… especially since it's free. With over 20 levels, plus an additional special level— the game has immense value and will have players coming back for more.
