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Infinitrap: Rehamstered:
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Ladies and Gents, I would like to present to you one of the most daring and underrated adventurers of modern time. His name is Ohio Jack . . . Who!? Jack; Ohio Jack. For most of his life, he has been searching for the elusive “Cup of Eternity”; whoever drinks from this cup will live forevermore. Unfortunately for Ohio, he never seemed to pinpoint exactly where the cup was being kept . . . until today. The cup is in a dungeon somewhere under the city, but how far down? Based on his previous adventures, the further down one goes, the more danger will arise. So, let’s help this little fellow reach the Cup of Eternity in Infinitrap: Rehamstered.
Infinitrap: Rehamstered is a challenging, top-down, fast-paced precision platformer developed and self-published by Shadebob Games on the 19th of January 2021 on the Steam platform. The game is also available on Xbox One.
The main campaign consists of 30 levels, from what I can see. However, based on the information from the developer website, it seems to have another 5 levels. Unfortunately, I can’t confirm this, as I haven’t played them. There is also a fun and an easy level editor for creating your own dungeons and sharing them with other players. Three levels of difficulty are available in this game, which are Puzzle mode (easy), Vanilla mode (normal with a time limit) and Hardcore (difficult, time limit and instant death).
Not only is Ohio Jack an underrated adventurer, but he is a bit of a comedian too, arriving in each level by falling nose first onto the floor (a bit like a famous English comedian who goes by the name of a vegetable). I must admit, I had a few laughs at the start, but it rather quickly evaporated has our little treasure-hunter moved further down into the dungeon.
Most of the levels are fairly short. Before Ohio breaks his nose upon entering a new level, you’ll be shown, very briefly, where the cup is located within it. What you don’t know is how many rooms you’ll have to navigate through, and the obstacles therein. In my case, I played my first playthrough on the Vanilla mode, which also includes a timer that gives you just over three minutes to complete each of the stages. My first thought was that I would never need that much time, as the cup seemed to be close by. As you go along, you’ll find complex levels, and if you want to achieve a high score on the leader board, not only will you have to go as fast as you can, but you’ll have to pick up all the coins, and die a little as possible to achieve a high score. You don’t have to do that, but your stage score will be impacted.
Dying is a common reccurrence in this game, and I am proud to announce that in one level, halfway through the game, Jack perished 68 times. I was not laughing at all; the little so-and-so deserved each of his nose fractures! Boy that was hard.
So, what type of dreadful deaths should you expect? Falling down on spikes is one of the most common deaths, followed by taking a swim in a larva or acid bath, being squashed by a moving totem or boulder, being cut in half by large rotating blades or flying circular saws, being turned into a giant match by fireballs, being poisoned by darts, and oh - how can I forget . . . death by Zombies. Mind you, in some stages, it’s not that bad. For example, falling onto a spike trap, into lava or onto an acid tile will actually help you in your next run; wherever you died previously, your body will become a platform for you to traverse or land on during subsequent runs. I must say, this was very helpful in my glorious 68 deaths.
There are other things that Ohio will find throughout the dungeons, such as vases that he can either pick up and throw at enemies or use to create a path that gets you safely through tiles of acid and larva. Some tiles are switches that can open secret rooms, but you’ll also find locked doors, and you’ll need keys to open them. Other nuisance obstacles that you’ll see right the way through include the trap floor that leads to a death by impaling and spider webs that slow Ohio down. If he has zombies on his tail, or a fast and sharp flying object approaching him, it can result in another death to add to your tally. There are egg timers that, when you pick them up, rewind 10 seconds on the clock. The tiles with four arrows on them will save your progress when you walk on them. Bear in mind that your little adventurer friend’s main abilities are to jump, crouch, slide and throw vases. What a powerful weapon a vase it (actually, it really could be if dropped from a second floor)!
There is a humourous little story to light up your frustrated mood in some levels, which is fun.
The graphics are good, and the controls are tight and responsive, which you need in this type of game. The addition of a level editor is great, not only for your own creation, but also for more replayability as you can share your dungeons with other players. A couple of odd things that I noticed. For example, you can only change the difficulties at the start of the level; quit and restart the level to take effect. There don’t seem to be too many people sharing their dungeons, which is a shame because it is a really good game.
Positives:
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+ Good graphics
+ Campaign with 30 levels and a level editor
+ Challenging, fun and addictive
+ Steam cloud and partial control support
+ Ohio Jack is a cool dude who faces a staggering number of deaths
+ Achievements
Negatives:
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- No trading cards as yet
- Strange way to activate the difficulty options
- Not many people creating/sharing dungeons
Infinitrap: Rehamstered is a fast-paced precision platformer with a super cool dude who keeps dying! Remember his name . . . Ohio Jack!
8/10
Key provided by the developer/publisher for review purposes. Any opinions expressed are entirely my own!
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