Polara
SCORE: 69
Polara is a runner app. It is done in a 2D
side scrolling kind of presentation. It adds an interesting concept to
the running from the beginning to the end. There are red and blue colors
the player can be. This coincides with the red and blue lasers that
appear in the levels. Players must match colors or they explode in
painful misery.
As I played Polara I thought of Metroid. Why would I have that kind of a
thought? Polara has a female agent as the main character. She is how
shall I say this - well formed. And she likes to show off her lustful
features. This is done in cut scenes between the levels. She wears a
suit of armor and a helmet while running in the levels.
Polara has neat little music to enhance the presentation. There is also
some humor that could be offensive, and some language that was really
not needed. I think Polara was going for a gritty Tomb Raider kind of an
atmosphere. Or maybe they wanted to enter the macabre world of Halo.
Whatever it was, it is definitely more adult only.
The controls in Polara are easy to learn. We tap to jump, and we tap to
change colors. Are you wondering if that can lead to any problems? If
you did you are completely right. I would want to jump at times and my
character changed color. She then fell to her untimely demise. And
sometimes the opposite happened. This led to frustration.
Polara costs $2.99, which is a little high for an app like this in my
opinion. There are fifty levels, four boss stages, and six unlockable
modes. The control issues crank up the difficulty on an already tough
game. Expect to die early, and often in Polara. There are things that
could have been done to make it more family friendly.
- Mark
Graphics: 63%
Sound: 74%
Replay/Extras: 73%
Gameplay: 65%
Family Friendly Factor: 70%
System: iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Hope This Works Games Inc
Rating: ‘9+’ - 9+
{Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy
Violence,Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor,Infrequent/Mild
Mature/Suggestive Themes}
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