RoboTraps Reviews

Enjoyed this all of the way up to the last level. Then the game is let down by an incredibly poor design decision (not to include a save point) leading to endless replays of the same puzzles over and over again until I had to quit because the aggro was too much. I'm recommending this because everything up to the last level is wonderful.

[h1] Experienced on the Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers [/h1] This is actually a fun puzzle game where you can tell it was made from the ground up for VR. Although, there's only 16 levels, there's plenty of content. I would estimate the average person would take 2-3 hours to complete 100% as the last few levels are pretty difficult. To unlock levels, you need a certain amount of points to unlock. Save more robots to get more points. So it does pay off to replay levels to get a perfect completion. And I actualy found it fun to replay levels. There's just this let me do that one more time, I know I can do it perfectly challenge to this game. I found myself probably trying 13 times on one level to get that perfect score. The game is not only about solving puzzles, but usually the greater difficulty is executing the plan perfectly. The game is all about switches. The switches will direct the path of your robot friends. You need to figure out how to get them through the maze of traps and see how the switches effects each robot. Things get difficult when you have to nagivate 5 robots through different areas of the map and have a delayed button which effects certain available paths with timed dangers ahead. You can turn off the narrator if you find him annoying. The narrator was just okay for me. Some good jokes, but a lot of them fell flat. The graphics were dated. The music was just okay. I did not get motion sickness, but you can skip those parts. You can play seated or standing. Replaying levels is pretty quick. You are in this mobile office space that moves around the map. You have a God's eye view of the challenge. Sale Price Rating 6.5/10. 50% during summer sale, $4.99.

[h1] Underappreciated gem[/h1] It's a shame this has no reviews, as it's a really carefully hand crafted game that lets you see the effort put into it everywhere. Funny, silly, with lots of little details to look at and hear. Kudos to the voice actor, made me chuckle more than once. The puzzles are also really fun. Clever little brain teasers that are challenging, but fair. I'm not talking about lame memory games that would pass as 'puzzles' in some other games, this one has its own mechanics you need to learn first and every new level gives them a unique spin. It gets a bit tough in the end, but it's still doable. And once you beat every level, you can still try to get all robots in each, which will keep you busy for longer. I often get motion sick in VR games, so I'm glad you can switch off the camera movement here. I guess the game could use some achievements, and of course nobody complains about more levels, but that's about it. I certainly recommend trying this one out.