{"id":22972,"date":"2023-01-30T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T00:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22972"},"modified":"2023-01-29T13:18:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T13:18:52","slug":"arctictopica-switch-pc-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/30\/arctictopica-switch-pc-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctictopia (Switch, PC, Mobile)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/arctic_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-22935\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ARCTIC_BOX-150x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ARCTIC_BOX-150x121.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ARCTIC_BOX.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>A mama polar bear and her cub are exploring the ice, but it starts to melt and break up and separates them!\u00a0 Help the mama polar bear reach her cub by hopping on constantly melting icebergs in this very \u201cchill\u201d puzzle platformer.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on Switch, PC, and mobile devices, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n<p>Each stage is a single screen and you can move the mama bear up, down, left, or right.\u00a0 When you land on floating ice, you can move in one direction until you hit an obstacle.\u00a0 But be careful because each move will melt the iceberg a bit, and when it\u2019s completely gone you\u2019ll fall into the water and have to start the level over.\u00a0 You can see how many moves you have by little ice notches on the platform you are standing on.\u00a0 You\u2019ll complete the level when you reach the island where the cub is waiting.\u00a0 The puzzles kind of remind me of Zelda dungeons where you push ice blocks around that slide until they hit something.<\/p>\n<p>Some levels have other arctic friends, like a seal and\/or a bird, and you can try to collect them before reaching the cub for an extra challenge.\u00a0 Watch out for other obstacles, too, like water currents or orcas that can get in the way.\u00a0 No real problems with this game other than that the puzzles can get tricky, but you can push a button for some vague hints at least.\u00a0 If you like puzzle games, you may want to check this one out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/arctic_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22936\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ARCTIC_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ARCTIC_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ARCTIC_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ARCTIC_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nothing violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 If you fall into the water, the mama polar bear just floats on her back and waits for you to restart the level.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, and younger gamers may need help with the trickier puzzles.\u00a0 Arctictopia is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mama polar bear and her cub are exploring the ice, but it starts to melt and break up and separates them!\u00a0 Help the mama polar bear reach her cub by hopping on constantly melting icebergs in this very \u201cchill\u201d puzzle platformer.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on Switch, PC, and mobile devices, but reviewed on Switch here. 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