{"id":21210,"date":"2021-06-02T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T00:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=21210"},"modified":"2021-05-06T01:43:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T01:43:01","slug":"graviter-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/02\/graviter-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Graviter (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>You are a red ball\u2026planet\u2026alien\u2026thing\u2026out in space, but luckily you have your beloved space kitten (complete with little spacesuit) to keep you company.\u00a0 But one day a bad black hole monster comes and takes your kitten away from you!\u00a0 Oh no!\u00a0 You then find a trail of rainbow colored paw prints.\u00a0 Could these lead you back to your feline friend?\u00a0 In Graviter, you\u2019ll use planets to affect your gravity as you fling and swing your way to collect all the pawprints in a level.\u00a0 This physics and gravity based puzzler is available on Nintendo Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

Each level is a single screen, with your character on the left side represented by a dot.\u00a0 Your job is to collect all the pawprints in a level.\u00a0 Sometimes there may be just one, other times two, three, or more.\u00a0 Before you send your dot flying into space, you can manipulate different planets on screen.\u00a0 Switch between planets with the L stick, and manipulate them with the R stick.\u00a0 Some planets you can move around certain areas, others you can make bigger or smaller, and some you can toggle \u2018on\u2019 or \u2018off.\u2019\u00a0 These actions will all affect the gravity around your dot, and you can see how it\u2019ll change your direction with a trajectory line.\u00a0 When you have the right trajectory, press the B button to send your dot flying, hopefully in the direction of a pawprint.<\/p>\n

Sometimes you may not be able to collect all the pawprints in one move.\u00a0 For those you can \u2018pause\u2019 the action as you\u2019re flying around.\u00a0 But you must be quick because you zip around pretty fast, and you have a limited amount of times you can do this in each level.\u00a0 Then you can readjust the planets and press the button to send your dot flying again.\u00a0 The level is completed when you collect all the pawprints.\u00a0 If you fly off screen or into a planet, you must start the level over again.\u00a0 As you complete levels, you\u2019ll earn coins.\u00a0 Use these coins in the shop to customize your dot, the trajectory line color, and trail effects.\u00a0 You can also buy more pause moves and even level skips as well.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m pretty surprised this game isn\u2019t available for mobile devices, as it just seems like one of those kinds of games.\u00a0 The game just screams \u2018touch screen support\u2019 as it would be perfect for moving your planets around.\u00a0 Oddly enough, you can\u2019t use the touch screen in handheld mode on the Switch.\u00a0 Seems like a missed opportunity.\u00a0 I would\u2019ve liked to have seen a hint system, too.\u00a0 Graviter isn\u2019t a bad game, it\u2019s just that the trial and error style of play kept me from staying interested.<\/p>\n

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

Nohting violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, and younger gamers may find it too difficult.\u00a0 Graviter is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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