Spectra Reviews

Truly, an amazing experience. I actually played this when it was on show at a convention; it was good then, and it's still good now. A flawless soundtrack, a pulse racing gaming experience, and all around very entertaining. My only issues have been occasional frame tearing (which, considering I'm using a gaming laptop, is somewhat concerning), and the fact that I would have preferred to get it on my Xbox One, but it was pulled from the marketplace before I could purchase it. Thank you anyway; an amazing game that has obviously had heart and soul poured into it.

Spectra is exactly the game I was expecting, while listening to the eponym album by Chipzel. You ride and it makes you feel badass. The scoring system is interesting since you earn points by doing dangerous actions (like touching the walls), but be careful, if you bump into them, you lose your multiplier (you gain multiplier with boost on the floor) AND the point you accumulated from your chains. At first, you have to take the maximum of Yellow Pixels you can. Don't take everything if you know that you'll lose them. So if you wanna score well, you have to know when you have to take a break, resetting your multiplier to zero but counting the accumulated points to your total points. Those points cannot be lost. Be careful to not fall from the track, because it's game over. Awesome game, and Chipzel is a really big plus. <3

Grab the soundtrack; skip the game. chipzel's soundtrack is amazing and absolutely worth the download. The game is boring. Simple steer left or right.

tbh i got this game cuz chipzels music is great (thanks just shapes and beats for introducing me to it) but the game is actually pretty boring.

Spectra is simple. Move left and right to dodge the powerful obstacles..But what they don't tell is the finer nature of the game. The fun you can have drifting across the track, being fancy as you gain airtime off turns and even the ledge if you're daring enough. The way you start bouncing into the air if you get hit enough. And the amazing 8-bit chiptune music album by Chipzel has something for everyone. Every level is regenerated when you start from the menu, so you can quickly swap out a particular design if you don't like it. 10/10

A simplistic but fun arcade racer with a neat soundtrack and aesthetic - it's certainly nothing extraordinary but can be very relaxing and doesn't cost a lot of money.

Love this game. Simple concept with great music makes me enjoy it so much. Not for everyone but if you love 8bit music you may love this.

The game released to a sound of applause from the indie community, and had a kick ass soundtrack to go with it. Many bugs on initial release but time would fix things. 3 years on and not a single bug has been fixed. No replies from the developers, and the result is a mildly repetitive game that you can enjoy for a couple of hours at most. Simple mechanic changes and a round of bug fixes would give this game a good shelf life, but it seems the devs were more interested in a cash grab. Do not buy this game. Support the artist, buy the album, and potentially play Audiosurf 2 with it instead.

If you are a fan of Chipzel's music buy the album and go buy audiosurf 1 or 2 and play it there you will have a way better time there. This game has the same concept as that racing game in the 200-in-1 game your grandmother buys you when you were 7 except somehow they screw with the controls. They feel extremely sluggish as if the same grandmother who bought you the 200-in-1 game was the driver of the car, most the time im holding the left or right arrow and the car barley turns either direction but gods forbid i let go and the car go right back to its original position faster than light. Now i am a fan of difficult games i played super hexagon, dark souls, demon souls, dank suits 2, all the touhou's and those have a learning curve and the deaths in those games dont feel half as cheap as the one's in this game and most of the time its because grandma wont turn the car fast enough. So there if you find this game's concept enjoyable buy the 200-in-1 version and buy the sound track its a way better use of your money.

This album's great, 100% worth your money. Also comes with a game, which isn't very good.