{"id":21240,"date":"2021-05-31T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=21240"},"modified":"2021-04-23T13:03:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T13:03:12","slug":"biphase-mobile-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/31\/biphase-mobile-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Biphase (Mobile, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/biphase_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-21238\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BIPHASE_BOX-150x59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BIPHASE_BOX-150x59.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BIPHASE_BOX.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Play as a character made up of shapes in this 2-D jumping puzzle game for mobile devices and PC (reviewed on iPad here).\u00a0 Each time you jump in this game, the background colors change from red to black, and you can land on the opposite color.\u00a0 Use this simple skill to reach the exit in every level.\u00a0 Supposedly this game was made to promote awareness of bipolar disorder, but had I not read the press release beforehand, I would never have known.\u00a0 I think there is a story about it in text before every level, but it flashes by so fast I couldn\u2019t read it.\u00a0 Proceeds from the game go to helping out the cause, but since the game is free with no ads, I don\u2019t know how that works either.<\/p>\n<p>Use the left area of the touch screen to move left and right, and tap on the right side to jump.\u00a0 Each time you jump, the background shapes will change from red to black and vice versa, so you must plan your moves accordingly to make it to the exit.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the controls are incredibly gummy and unresponsive, making it nearly unplayable for me.\u00a0 I know touch screen controls are never ideal, but I\u2019ve played games that use them WAY better than this.\u00a0 Also the game doesn\u2019t give very good instructions.\u00a0 There are these circles you\u2019re supposed to tap when near them to activate other parts of the level.\u00a0 But I had no idea you could do that until I watched a video of someone playing the game.\u00a0 Plus I don\u2019t think they conveyed bipolar awareness very well in the game either, which I think was the whole point of this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/biphase_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21239\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BIPHASE_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BIPHASE_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BIPHASE_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BIPHASE_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biphase is fairly non-violent.\u00a0 You can fall off the edge of the level and have to start over, but that\u2019s about it.\u00a0 The game is free with no ads, so that\u2019s good, but younger gamers may still get frustrated with the awful touch screen controls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play as a character made up of shapes in this 2-D jumping puzzle game for mobile devices and PC (reviewed on iPad here).\u00a0 Each time you jump in this game, the background colors change from red to black, and you can land on the opposite color.\u00a0 Use this simple skill to reach the exit in 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