Serious Scramblers

first impressions (updated with new info): + great pixel art and music. + gets you on the edge of your seat in the way a good arcade-type game would. + fast-paced, no waiting around to restart your next fall. - a very important element (that you can go from one edge of the play area to the other a la Pacman) isn't taught to you except as a loading screen type tip (which I didn't see until after I'd learned it by myself), so I figured you couldn't go to the sides at first. this made some jumps that would otherwise have been easy hat frustratingly appear impossible to avoid. I kinda wish that info were relegated to an info tab or something in the menu, rather than as an obscure tip. - deaths can feel cheap when you're on a spike platform at the bottom of the screen and have to guess where to jump next with no indication. since each level is randomized, you can't really trial and error your way to the bottom of each chasm, knowing what you know. minor issues aside, this is great fun and seems to have lots to do, if you really go all-in. highly recommended if it looks like your bag. it's definitely punching above its weight, considering how good and polished it is for the price.

Genre: -Retro Arcade Platformer Fit for me: -It's a genre I've been wanting to play more of, so decent fit Pros: -Its dirt cheap at $2 -The visuals and art design are solid for a $2 game -The movement, jumping, and bouncing off of enemies mechanics all feel really good -Really good difficulty curve w/ a steep incline in challenges late game -Lots of unlockable characters gives plenty of incentive to keep playing -Endless Mode w/ an online leaderboard worked nicely w/ the game -Random generation was a really smart way to keep everything fresh and add variety to every run -Getting big combos by landing on consecutive enemies is really fun Cons: -The soundtrack and sound effects can be quite grating -The main game can be beaten in under 2 hrs for most players -Extremely limited platformer in that all you can do is move left or right or bounce off of enemies -Really easy levels make up a majority of the main game -Lack of enemy and platforming variety Thoughts: -I'm happy w/ my purchase. This is a fun game that I'm happy to recommend to anyone that enjoys arcade platformers. The devs knew what they wanted, and made a consistent, engaging, old school game. I like the way Serious Scramblers handles, and enjoyed being able to try out different characters w/ unique perks on levels. I'm not sure how much I'll play it in the future, but having fun for 2 hrs is well worth $2 if you ask me. Consensus: -Middle of the Road Game (Tier 4 and makes up 25% of my reviews). This is a fun little gem that is easy for anyone to enjoy. It's on sale for $1 right now, so go ahead and pick it up!

Fun game! Its hard but a really good time killer as well. get this game, you probably won't regret it

Great game! really fun recommand it for all!

Boring mobile game.

Video of my first thoughts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_82ybeqQLRM Game is very fun, lot of characters and levels to play. Fluid movement and fast arcade nature. Will be coming back to play more for sure and give it a positive review. Very much worth the small price tag.

Good stuff. Enjoyable game. Do recommend!

After 12.8 hours, I have achieved %100, but my eyes hurt. As well as my right and left arrow keys...