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Shift Extended Review (PS Mini)

Posted by Christophor Rick (TheSuperGuido), 3 days ago

Portal was a full on 3D, space shifting game where Shift Extended is like its 2D cousin where the world is literally black and white and you have the ability to shift from one to the other, shifting shift extended minigravity along the way, to solve environmental puzzles. As with all Playstation Minis the games can be played on both your PS3 and your PSP. I sat down and over the course of a week played through all 120 levels of the game because it was that interesting and fun.

As I said there is only black and white in the world of Shift Extended so the graphics aren’t going to win any awards. But that doesn’t matter because the gameplay is exceptional for the most part. Each level is an environmental puzzle that you must solve as quickly as possible (only for scoring purposes). The puzzles are solved by shifting from the black to the white which allows you to navigate the level, avoid the hazards, and unlock things as needed to get to the exit.

The written dialog in the game indicates that you are a test subject of some sort and these are experiments. But really, it’s a more sinister, Portal-like experience and in fact, a lot of the dialog could exist in a game in that series so it was slightly derivative in that respect.

Shoft Extended Screen 1

 Our Rating for Shift Extended Review (PS Mini)
5.0
Replay
It’s pretty low on replay value, as you would have to really want to improve your scores which is sort of pointless or would have to forget all the solutions.
9.0
Graphics
I cannot mark them down for the graphics because they are inherently tied into the game. The black/white environments are quite clever when you really think about what it took to accomplish the gameplay.
9.0
Sound
Also quite minimalist but well done. There’s an obligatory splat sound when you die and a cool jazz tune in the background (which they should send me as an mp3).
9.5
Gameplay
The only thing I didn’t like is that many levels are very one-solution on-rails affairs. Other than that they game is perfect for someone who is extremely spatially aware like myself. Reminds one of games like Portal and EXIT.
0.0
Multiplayer/Online Content
9.5
Overall
Forgetting the lack of real replay, the game is rather brilliant in its simplicity. Who knew that black and white could be so much fun? It’s a very mature puzzle platform title that, while almost looking retro, is very modern and extremely interesting to play. I look forward to more like it.

Rating: 5.0, votes: 1
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