Powerup

This is a review of: Powerup by 6359_

Gameplay (2.5/4): Very bug-free! The special powerup concept never bugs out, you did an excellent job making that. The concept is also very easy to learn and figure out, yet fun. The level never ceases to be interesting because of that. However, the level has some difficulty fluctuation issues; some parts are very easy, like the wave part, while others are riddled with unecessarily difficult timings, such as the green orb powerup in the first square, and the first jump in the first robot part. The ship is pretty hard too. Other than that, its all good (though I do have a pet peeve with your wave part– I think you should remove the ground spikes, it makes the gameplay very awkward, if you think that makes it too easy just tighten up the spaces a bit, they are very wide)

Decoration (1.5/3): Solid decorations. Very careful structuring I see, and the level isn't at all messy. Colors are good, I like how you kept the level mostly greyscale but used player color to make some things stand out. Nothing is downright ugly– however, what decoration there is is incredibly simple, and becomes boring to look at pretty quickly, especially since the style changes little throughout the whole level. I understand the level is focused on the powerup concept, but some fresh block designs or background objects halfway through the level would be nice, at least.

Music Sync: (2.5/3): Excellent! The gameplay is synced almost perfectly, you do a good job of retaining an easyish difficulty while still having the player tap to each note. The theme of the level fits the music as well, what with the simplicity and the color theme. Not much is keeping it from being a three-outta-three, but more subtle effects to match the effects of the song (such as, a fading background after the UFO to match the hiss in the song) would be nice.

Originality Bonus (1.33x): I've never seen this concept used before, and its a good one. Easy to figure out yet fun. Not only that, but its incredibly well executed, keeping in mind the more interesting possibilities of the concept without overcomplicating it. Well done!

Overall (8.67): Definitely feature worthy! If I were robtop, this would go on the front page, and I would rate it seven stars. :D

Funny thing about the difficulty; I was trying to build a 2 star level...

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