I just wish there was a better payoff for doing so. I also felt that the wind was far too annoying, and I raged-quit several times when the wind didn't play fair.Īside from that, and the fact that the menu music stuck "Riders on the Storm" in my head for a week, it's a very good game that held me enough for me to earn 100%. You have reached Space But new goal awaits - Mars.
I will say that the added aspects keep the game interesting.most launch games are just eventual "win buttons," but this falls into a rare category like Knightmare Tower and the Burrito Bison games that make you work a bit for the goal.Īs for quips, I think the "Boost Gates" would be better named "Acceleration Gates," since they don't really fire you upward like in the first one, but provide higher speed over time as you collect them. Into Space 2, a free online Arcade game brought to you by Armor Games. This game, for me, falls more into the "vertical platformer" rather than "launch game." While all the aspects of a launch game are here, the sheer magnitude of aerial objects in your path really add too much avoidance and recovery for it to be a pure "launch." The greater depth is something you don't see a lot of in these types of games, however, and if you're looking for the sort of casual gameplay that encourages just enough higher brain function beyond "smash this button, like, a whole lot", then this might be your ticket to ride. The end result is a launch game that feels a bit meatier than most, but might be a bit too fiddly for some players looking for a simple bombastic arcade fix. The addition of missions to unlock more upgrades and rewards helps to alleviate some of the sense of repetition by giving you other goals to work towards, especially since they actually almost feel like separate minigames rather than just arbitrary checkpoints you would have gotten while playing anyway. Steering your rocket takes some getting used to, and you'll definitely have to spend a few test-flights grinding enough cash until you can afford to get better parts for your rinky-dink spaceship.
Like the original, Into Space 2 takes a simple concept and makes it stand out from a sea of other similar games by piling on tons of upgrade options and more realistic controls. Look, don't look a magic-floating-sky-money-horse in the mouth, buddy. Once you run out of fuel or take too much damage, you'll fall back to the ground and be given cash to spend on upgrades depending on how far you got and any extra coin you managed to grab. Using the or keys, you'll guide your rocket once it takes off, nabbing pickups to replenish fuel or repair damage, avoiding obstacles that'll bust you up, or zipping through gates to get a little boostie of speed. The point is, everyone knows that Mars is the place to be, and in Barbarian Games' latest launch game Into Space 2, you're going to get us there. It's so two years ago even Hot Topic doesn't care anymore.