The Battle of Polytopia (formerly Super Tribes) offers the same strategic experience Civilization players have been enjoying for years, but properly pared down for mobile. And the random weapon pick-ups, like the ice cannon and twin shot giant bosses that chase you down and unique characters with different shooting patterns ensure you’ll never have the same-fantastic-game twice. It’s amazing how much the time-stopping mechanic alongside the giant horizontal movement space really affect the way you have to play and adjust what you usually expect in this type of shooter.
The ever-present wall of pixels that is chasing you from behind at all times-even when “paused”-ensures you can’t utilize your time-stopping powers too much without repercussions. While it allows for a slightly less manic shooter experience, since you can always stop moving to take a breather and reevaluate your next move, there are still moments of sheer exhilaration as you pause mid-barrage, dodge individual bullets, and have to rapidly slide up and down to break through barriers.Īlthough your obstacles start off simple-a waddle of penguins passing by, a lengthy snake to slip around-you’ll soon be facing off against military helicopters and giant blocks that cut off your path. This is a relatively simple idea that makes for an absolute blast of a game. This means if you lift your finger, everything around you-enemies, bullet trails, explosions-immediately stops as well. It utilizes undetailed, geometric graphics that define characters and hazards by their color, size, and shape and a time-control mechanic wherein time only moves forward when your character is in motion. Time Locker is an endless bullet hell shooter lightly reminiscent of the FPS Superhot. The hidden gems that we fell in love with the games that kept us playing even if they never came close to charting as a top download.
And while we’re no exception when it comes to “Best of 2016” content, it’s also worth taking a moment to pause and think about all of the great games that flew under everybody’s radar this year. When it comes to year-in-review retrospectives, most people think about the biggest games that took up the most of their attention.
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