Rage against the machine alone or compete in 60-player online races in this official sequel
If you were tapped into Destructoid and other gaming blogs a decade ago, you might remember a deceptively simple-looking platformer calledThe Impossible Game.It drove us mad. And all these years later, there’s a sequel to torment us again.The Impossible Game 2is coming soon to iOS and Android as a free release with “no ads or pay-to-win.”
This is one of those viral games that got popular enough to attract a lot of imitators, so it’s worth stressing thatThe Impossible Game 2is, in fact, developed byFluke Games.
There’s a lot going on in the flashy trailer, but despite some “crazy new mechanics like jetpacks, portals, and guns,” the overall premise is the same: as an always-moving square, you’ve got to time your jumps just right to avoid pitfalls and spiky obstacles in 20+ levels.
Other new elements, like 60-player races with cross-platform support across iOS and Android, should spice up the classic patience-testing endless-runner format. And beyond the core set of levels, there’s also an editor — the same one used “in the rest of the game (aside from boss battles)” — with the ability to share your sinister levels online.
As for monetization, the creator ofThe Impossible Game 2says that “almost every level, including the online battle royale mode, is available to play for free. Players can optionally purchase a $5 Achievement Pass which unlocks level-progression rewards such as skins and items in the level editor, as well as bonus skateboarding level ‘Cloud 9.'”
I’m feeling a bit of nostalgia, for sure. And while I have a very particular and honestly pretty weird taste in mobile games, I can see this one cutting through.
