Everybody has their favorite retro games. In fact, everyone has a different opinion on what games are retro to them. Some people, I’m sure, consider Playstation 1 games retro. For me, retro games will always be NES titles. For other people, it would be the Atari. No matter what your retro taste, there are always games trying to feed on that retro nostalgia.
Ping 1.5+ is a retro inspired puzzle game for the Wii U eshop. From its graphics to its gameplay, Ping is looking for those fans of games like Pong, Breakout, and other other classic Atari and NES games. But is it any good? Does its graphics and gameplay transcend pure nostalgia? Read on to find out my thoughts!
The touch screen is your friend in Ping 1.5+ The game can be controlled via the analog sticks but that doesn’t work very well. The touch control is accurate and makes the game very interactive. Ping is a great game to play via Off-TV mode because of this. The game makes great use of the gamepad. Ping is connected to Miiverse and has special stamps too. Very cool. And its also a fun and challenging game.
Ping is full of surprises and tributes to older games. The basic gameplay does stay the same throughout but mixes in new and unexpected challenges. The boss fights, especially, are cool. Be warned though: Ping is a very hard game. It starts out easy, but quickly increases in difficulty. You may not finish this game, but you’ll have fun playing it and taking on these levels.
While Ping can be really hard at times, you don’t have to worry about unlocking each and every level. When you unlock a world, all of the levels are there for you to play. And you don’t have to beat the final boss level on each world to unlock a new world. I really like that the game is open like this. Ping is a very good game!
I love Ping’s retro inspired graphics. At first, you may just think this game is a Pong ripoff, but its not. The graphics are inspired by those old Atari and NES games, but the background and foreground special effects make it look even better than those games. Ping is a visual treat; you just never know what to expect next from it.
The game has a very techno inspired soundtrack. Its pretty good and doesn’t get annoying at all. The sound effects are very good too. There is one slight announce as far as sound though. Occasionally, the sound will glitch and make a loud buzzing sound. Other than that, the sound is really good.
Ping 1.5+ is a must play if you love retro inspired puzzlers. The game is fun and full of surprises. Ping also makes great use of the gamepad and the Wii U. The game does have some glitches, but overall, Ping is a very good puzzle game. You'll especially love this game if you love Atari/NES games, but I don't think you have to have that nostalgia to enjoy this game. Its fun and challenging. Oh and I absolutely love the graphics and the soundtrack. I recommend this game! Buy it!
My Score: 8.5/10
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Thanks to the developer Christopher F. Arnold for giving me a copy of the game for this review.
All of the above pictures were taken from Google here.
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