This is my first negative review, and I'm really sad that it has to be this game. This game looks really good, the physics are ok, the graphics are just fine, the music is a little meh, but tolerable, and the controls aren't clunky. This is exactly the type of platformer that I would really enjoy under normal circumstances. But the game is also absolutely relentless and unfair.
I found a way to get an infinite amount of lives (and even made a guide about it, check it out if you still decide to try out this game), and suffice it to say, 200 lives weren't enough for me to beat the game (I don't even know how close I was to achieve this, cos I just decided to quit).
In Cutie Bear, you control a sort of red riding hood that can only jump to crush enemies, Mario style. Some of the enemies, the easier ones if you will, are sort of cultists that can run faster than you. Sometimes there are too many of them together in a very small space, but still you can manage to domino-crush them with a little skill. The real problem is the other type of enemy: the green slimes. You will face literally hordes of them, and not only can they outrun you, they can also jump, without any discernible pattern. Some of them jump higher than others. They can jump to a higher platform where you could be standing just waiting for the right moment to jump in and kill you instantly. It's ruthless. Sometimes it can take dozens of lives to just get across the screen. So, with that, the fun is taken out of what otherwise would be a really fun platformer.
Please note that I'm rating this game negative only based on the above facts, not on the actual quality of the game, which I believe to be better than most other similar games in the same price range. I would really love to see this game updated to somehow fix this clear design flaw and improve the overall difficulty balance of the game. Until that happens (if it happens at all) I would stay away, unless you're one of those gamers who lives for an insane challenge and who doesn't frustrate easily.
