It’s been a very good whereas since I reviewed the first Superior Pea game, and I have to say the wee lad has had one thing of a glow up. It appears just like the bar has been lifted, as Superior Pea 3 marks the ultimate outing for our wholesome little hero.
This time across the journey is introduced in full color, the tried and examined pixel graphics stay however are a lot simpler on the attention. The greenwashed CRT fashion has been executed away with and that is additionally true of the world map setup. As a substitute you play by way of all 69 levels sequentially, hopping straight from one to the opposite. You’ll be able to head again to the primary menu and play any of them once more after finishing them, should you ought to want.
Superior Pea 3 carries on very a lot within the vein of its two predecessors, with the quick paced platformer requiring simply as a lot precision to make it by way of every stage. One factor that struck me was that this time round issues felt far more difficult. That is just about from the phrase go too. There’s no hand holding, you’re thrown straight in and as quickly as you clock the loss of life counter on the high of the display screen, you’ll be able to guess what sort of trip you’re in for.
It’s hazards galore and should you come inside even a whisker of a spike or an axe, you’ll be taken proper again to the beginning of the extent. There are a number of different variables thrown into the combination, akin to crumbling platformers, buzzsaws and floating spike balls. In all honesty, for these of you who’ve performed this kind of recreation earlier than, it’ll all really feel very acquainted.
In every degree there are a selection of cash to gather, and achievements up for grabs for doing so in sure ranges. That is the place Superior Pea 3 surprisingly avoids the same old routine of effortlessly raining down Gamerscore on you in return for little or no effort. Nevertheless, your major purpose is to seize the important thing, which can unlock the exit portal to the subsequent stage.
The titular vegetable strikes shortly, and has a sure weight to him. He can solely bounce and sprint, however you’ll be able to seize pickups in mid air which can mean you can repeat these manoeuvres. That is the place the tougher segments are available, as you’ll need to time your strikes to perfection. Nothing much less will suffice.
Climbing and leaping between partitions can also be doable, and certainly essential in lots of ranges, nevertheless it’s one thing of a nightmare to manage with precision. As a substitute, I discovered myself sliding down right into a spiky loss of life, or letting go utterly and plunging to, properly, a spiky loss of life. It’s because it’s essential not solely level the thumbstick in opposition to the wall you want to climb, but additionally then transfer up or down with out breaking contact. It’s as tough because it sounds. Fortunately, utilizing the D-Pad as a substitute of a thumbstick appeared to make the controls far more snug, and fewer liable to errors.
Nevertheless, when you get previous these frustrations, Superior Pea 3 is sweet enjoyable and provides a satisfying problem curve to beat. Positive, at occasions you’ll need to go away an Xbox formed controller in your wall, however you’ll by no means get pushed to that time; simply near it at occasions.
That stated, you’ll probably grasp all the degrees in a few hours after which your time with Superior Pea 3 might be at an finish. Nonetheless, at a modest asking value of £4.19 it’s laborious to grouse actually.
Superior Pea 3 bears all of the hallmarks of the various, many platform video games that got here earlier than it. That doesn’t stop it from being a strong couple of hours of enjoyable nonetheless, and presumably one of the best within the sequence. It’s all the time good to exit on a excessive.