Grapple Dog

A really solid 2D platformer

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This is an okay game with several annoying things that make me frustrated while playing and gameplay make me nostalgic for it when I'm not playing it. The biggest issues I Have with this game is the fact that the boss levels are full levels with all the collectables then the boss which is completely unnecessary and frankly annoying. The next is actually a good thing and a bad thing and that is the fact that bosses have to be unlocked by the purple gems you collect but the price of entry is low throughout the entire game until the final boss where you have to get well over half the gems in the game despite needing so few for the rest of it. The final thing are the horrid spinning and moving blue grapples that are the worst part of the game and are the most frustrating to deal with since the grapple hook never feels like its long enough and the timing of the moving parts is never where you need it. But despite the frustrating parts the game itself is...fine. Its a very basic 2D platformer with levels that always feel just a little too long but the game itself isn't too long as long as you collect the gems from the bonus levels which are easier to get then the ones in the main levels. The grabble is fun to use and once you get use to using it, it becomes quite fun to swing around and bounce on everything round. While I would never want to play anymore of this game then i have to it was fun. Most of my frustration could be boiled down to skill issue so i'm not going to hold it against the game.