If it wasn’t for the lean controls, we’d swear we might dimly keep in mind enjoying Tumble Rush on a SEGA Mega Genesis at Billy Brown’s home in 1993.
Whereas this enjoyable, addictive arcade sport can solely exist because of the technological marvels of the twenty first century—most significantly, the gyroscope in your cellphone—in most respects it appears to be like, sounds, and appears like a cousin of Sonic The Hedgehog.
Earlier than we get into Tumble Rush’s gameplay and aesthetic, let’s be sure we’re on top of things on the setting.
Ball Galaxy. 12 months unknown. The cute, spherical inhabitants of this uncommon realm are being kidnapped in massive numbers by low-orbit claw machines and positioned in a large merchandising machine.
You’re enjoying as one in every of these hunted balls, and your aim is to rescue your kin from their eccentric, arcade-style jail. In house.
All of which gives a wonderful leaping off level for some tilty, rolly, dodgy motion.
Developer Juvenile Pursuits describes Tumble Rush as an “motion marble maze” sport, which is a primary for us. To steer your little marble avatar by the levels, all you might want to do is tip your cellphone this manner and that—or, for those who want, you need to use contact controls.
Littered all through these levels are puzzles, traps, holes, and different obstacles decided to stop you from rescuing your family and friends.
As you navigate these pitfalls you’ll additionally gather cash to spend on unlocking cute new skins to your spherical hero. Plus, you possibly can shake issues up by participating in time trial levels, or embarking on an limitless run.
Tumble Rush appears to be like nice, because of some immaculate pixel-art graphics ripped straight out of the 16-bit period. However for those who’ve ever performed a retro sport earlier than you’ll know that sound is simply as necessary as visuals.
Cue Sean “CosmicGem” Bialo, the celebrated chiptune composer behind the soundtracks for Penny’s Huge Breakaway, Donut Dodo, and Chiki’s Chase.
Try the trailer to see it in motion.
You possibly can seize Tumble Rush without cost proper now on the Google Play Retailer and the App Retailer.