{"id":16832,"date":"2017-09-13T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T00:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16832"},"modified":"2017-08-21T17:47:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T17:47:27","slug":"super-phantom-cat-2-ios-google-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/13\/super-phantom-cat-2-ios-google-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Phantom Cat 2 (iOS, Google Play)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Super Phantom Cat 2 is a 2-D platformer sequel to a mobile game I reviewed last year<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 In the new game, Ari the cat and his little sister Ina are exploring some ruins when they find a giant robot.\u00a0 A UFO swoops down and captures the robot and Ari\u2019s sister, so now he sets out on a new adventure to save them.\u00a0 Super Phantom Cat 2 is a free-to-play download for iOS and Google Play, but reviewed on iPad here.<\/p>\n

Controls are pretty simple to learn.\u00a0 You have touch screen virtual buttons to move left and right, and one to jump.\u00a0 In some stages, you can collect a power that\u2019ll allow you to shoot some sort of projectile or use a certain skill, adding another button to push.\u00a0 Some of these powers are pretty standard stuff, like a butt stomp move for breaking floors, or an ice shot to freeze enemies and make platforms on walls.\u00a0 Other powers are a bit more creative, like one that allows you to warp between walls, or one that lets you shoot out plants so you can climb up walls and ensnare enemies.\u00a0 Stages are typical 2-D platformer fare, where you move left to right, stomping enemies and avoiding obstacles.\u00a0 Boss stages mix things up by having you continuously run, similar to Super Mario Run<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Each stage has various collectables for you to nab.\u00a0 Coins allow you to buy items in the shops.\u00a0 Hidden stars and treasures can net you more coins and special Diamonds.\u00a0 Gather enough Character Crystals to unlock new playable critters.\u00a0 They may look different, but they all mostly pretty much play the same.\u00a0 When you complete levels, you\u2019ll gain experience and when you have enough, you can open up a new shop.\u00a0 Shops allow you to make items with the coins you\u2019ve collected.\u00a0 You can make potions to refill your hearts when you lose them all, keys to open certain treasures, and balloons if you fall into a pit.\u00a0 But you\u2019ll have to wait a while for the shops to finish making those items.\u00a0 Or you can use crystals to make them instantly.\u00a0 It\u2019s just part of how free-to-play games work.<\/p>\n

Other free-to-play quirks include having energy bars that go down when you start a level, and you have to wait a while for them to refill.\u00a0 You can also view ads to double your coins after a level, but it\u2019s optional.\u00a0 Really the free-to-play stuff didn\u2019t give me any problems.\u00a0 I did feel like the left and right buttons were spread too far apart, although I imagine it works better on an iPhone.\u00a0 I just prefer to play games on my iPad because of the bigger screen.\u00a0 One other minor quibble I had was that if you die too many times, they give you an option to play as the invincible Phantom Cat to make the level easier.\u00a0 Which is fine and all, but they don\u2019t give you an option to pass on that feature and keep playing as the regular cat.\u00a0 So you\u2019re forced to use your crystals to do this unless you reset the game.<\/p>\n

Really the only MAJOR problem I had with the game was that it\u2019s a bit buggy.\u00a0 When you start a level, it\u2019s rather choppy at first.\u00a0 After a while it gets better.\u00a0 Also, the game crashed on me quite a bit.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the game or because I just have an older iPad, though.\u00a0 The bad part is I did make it to the very last level, but it kept crashing on me so much that I couldn\u2019t beat it.\u00a0 I think I would\u2019ve liked the game a whole lot more if it weren\u2019t for that.\u00a0 I will say that the game is mostly improved from the original, as all sequels should be.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can stomp on enemies that break into smaller squares when defeated, but that\u2019s about as violent as it gets.\u00a0 No worse than a Mario game.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 The game is pretty easy, so younger gamers shouldn\u2019t have too much trouble with it, but some of the later levels may get frustrating.\u00a0 Parental supervision is recommended for the in-game purchases and ads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Super Phantom Cat 2 is a 2-D platformer sequel to a mobile game I reviewed last year.\u00a0 In the new game, Ari the cat and his little sister Ina are exploring some ruins when they find a giant robot.\u00a0 A UFO swoops down and captures the robot and Ari\u2019s sister, so now he sets out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16832"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16834,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16832\/revisions\/16834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}