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POSTED
4/11/14
MINUTES
Red
Phantom Games
  
Time,
is marching on...
A fact that you’ll never be more acutely
aware of than when playing panic puzzler Minutes, so called
as each of its 60 levels are but one minute long.
In that
time you must fill what looks much like a loading indicator ring
with colour, while avoiding anything remotely resembling black. The
first part’s accomplished by shooming around, getting in the way of
coloured stuff. The second part’s achieved by shooming around getting out
of the way of black stuff.
It starts simply, with lines
both horizontal and vertical shimmying their way across, up or down
screen. But then come the cubes, and circles that can’t decide
whether they wannabe colourful or colour-free. Then there are
snowflaky things that feel the need to rotate. Then... well, there’s
more.
As you complete minutes, you gradually enable power-ups
and obtain the ability to shrink or enlarge your circle. The bigger
it is when you collect colour the easier it’s hit, but the more you
score. This is critical, for each level has a points target to reach
before you can proceed. There are also floating smileys to spot, and
a perfection target for each level. We hereby solemnly swear that
should we ever achieve such perfection, even once, you’re all
invited to Gamesblip HQ for wine and pizza. That’s how utterly
fucking impossible it seems.
Adding extra pull for return
visits, daily challenges are just that. You only get one shot, do
not miss your chance...
Created by one very clever bloke,
Minutes is slickness incarnate from silky animation to a
delightfully burbling, tick-infused soundtrack. However, unless you
possess nerves of pure titanium it’s a small dose distraction, for
its ability to INDUUUUUUCE STRRRRRESSSSSSS- calm blue ocean, calm blue
ocean – ahem, induce stress - is quite astonishing.
...and
time, is still marching on.
  
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