Lumiappaday #168: Orbital demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800 XboxLive
#168) Orbital
Price: £2.29
Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/98a88f3e-86f1-4092-94a5-c3f5719613ae
Developer Blurb:
Orbital is the addicting and challenging puzzle game to spend every free minute on. Three thrilling game modes combined with an absolutely addicting gameplay will grant you the ultimate challenge. Test your skill and ability to survive as long as possible and reach for rank one on the leader board! Because in this one-thumb experience you’ll have but one target: Destroy as many orbs as possible and shoot yourself into the Orbital Olympus. Get your hands on this puzzle game and you will never want to miss it again.
Shoot the orbs onto the playing field and watch them grow until they hit an obstacle and use the following orbs to destroy it. Hit every orb three times until it bursts into space and grants you one point to your highscore. Destroy as many orbs as you can but beware: The space on the playing field is limited so think hard about where you put the next one!
Three game modes will challenge you with addictive gameplay. Just play your game and try to destroy as many orbs in Pure mode, or get your orbs distracted by a gravitation field around them in Gravity mode. Your shots will be distracted by gravitation so be careful when you target! The Supernova mode will allow you to perform awesome combos when your orbs damage the surrounding ones with a shock wave as they burst into space.
But it’s not only about reaching the highest score! Fulfill the special tasks to unlock Achievements or try to get on top of the Xbox LIVE Leader board.
Rating:
Design: 8
Usability: 7
Performance: 9
Price: 8
Category: Applications, Nokia, Video, Windows Phone, XboxLive
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Nice looking lumia. I went to my local ATT just to check wheres my cyan 900? Is hasn’t shipped yet but I got the hold the cyan display model and it is so big and beautiful. I checked ATT,Best Buy,Walmart and cant find instock cyan anywhere. I cant even find the soft cover for it. It looks so much better in person and the size is great. I like the picture slide show on the start screen, pinning video, pinning songs, the large tiles for current info and the ability to sent up the start screen in multiple color and design. Steve Wozniak, tech superstar, is so right its beautiful inside and out.
Every demo I’ve seen of this game, the reviewers pretty much have the same sentiment and scoring, so no surprises here
The game appears ‘difficult’ (for lack of a better word) and not very fun, in my opinion; but many seem to like it.
I was at a loss to describe what it was so I left it blank here. It’s an odd game, not really something I’d play again. The controls were annoying at times. But yeah, many seemed to like it so I thought I’d share in case someone does find it interesting. I liked the menu flipping.
I think I’d have a hard time describing it too
I really appreciate your efforts with Lumiaappaday – Thanks so much!
Thanks for the support
I love this game, especially with two players. Play this with my cousin all the time