In case a game presents me an opportunity to perform completely absurd aerial tricks, it's best to believe that I will be flipping as much as possible. In a 3D solo racing game for Playdate Through TaborTop games, flips can work either your benefit or breakdown as you try to score the fastest end time for each of a series of race tracks. Discarding some flips can help to shave a few seconds from your last time, but it can also send your truck off the depths. It's a delicate balance that I'm having a real hoot that drives its limit.
Jump truck Featuring seven levels consisting of straightaways, tight turn, long winding roads, ramps and short platforms with sudden collapse to navigate high -speed on your way to the floating vortex that serves as the end line. You need to find the shortcuts to get the gold, and successfully use those who often require large gaps. That's where flipping is really easy to use. Frontflips will give you more speed and will help you cross a more distant distance to the air, while backflips will slow you down so you won't notice your landing. You can flip with either D-Pad or the crank, but the latter can be difficult to coordinate if you want seamlessly to continue driving and steering.
There is a bunch of silly achievements to unlock as you move forward (or die repeatedly), such as the “Soar Like a Eagle” award for spending a quarter of your time flying in the air at any given level. Jump truck It seems like it's the type of game that just holds your attention a little while at one time, but I keep sucking it in longer than I expected, thanks to the challenge of trying to hit some shortcuts. This is unexpectedly addictive.
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