The plot circles around Endroi on his quest to acquiring the power of Cubetracking - which is Cubes + Attracting combo-word. So the player is forced to continually think about the directions of pulling and the placement of turrets to antagonize with the AI-driven opponent adequately. The core gameplay element comes from combining the materials: Endroi can pull the multi-colored blocks towards him - if hit an enemy, they destroy both the for and themselves, and if they get hit by another block of the same color, they form a construction - most likely a turret - which shoots in all directions. Many of the maps designed so no side has the opportunity and every odd in the gameplay depends on the speed and skillfulness of the sides. The point is, you and your opponent have to build stationery structures to defeat each other's bases. The game is self-called 'reverse tower defense' by the developers. And then you end up playing something else because at the end of the day you want to play something that gets the basic mechanics right.Cubetractor is tower defense-like cube-styled action-strategy-puzzle bullet hell.

But although the difficulty increases, youвЂ™re still making the same basic errors you made on the first few levels thanks to some controls that just donвЂ™t want to agree with you. ItвЂ™s a cheap indie title with plenty of content, itвЂ™s beautiful to look at and listen to.

It looks polished and that what makes it so frustrating for me not wanting to play it. The small dialogue exchanges at the beginning of each mission add a little humour. The 16-bit art style makes you want to keep on playing because itвЂ™s tapped into your memories of how much fun you had with these little puzzlers back in the day. ItвЂ™s such a shame that itвЂ™s the little things that prevent me from enjoying this wonderful indie title. This inaccuracy gets to become very frustrating because CubetractorвЂ™s ambitions lead to some great ideas, but theyвЂ™re let down by some basic puzzle controls.

ThereвЂ™s a slight delay when I try to pull blocks and when two blocks combine together theyвЂ™re not where you wanted them to be placed because the timing was off. And in an action puzzle game вЂ“ even if itвЂ™s only a third of a puzzle game вЂ“ I need precision. See itвЂ™s a little frustrating because what Cubetractor doesnвЂ™t do well is what it needed to more than anything else pulling blocks. And with over 40 levels there is a lot to do here, but itвЂ™s hard to see anyone remaining engaged enough in the game long enough to achieve everything вЂ“ it just doesnвЂ™t have that вЂњone more playвЂќ appeal. The lower stars are easy enough to achieve, but to complete a level you normally need to go as fast as you can, without taking damage, and collecting everything. At the end of each level you will be given stars depending on how well you performed. The part of Cubetractor that most players will find difficult will be the replayability. ThereвЂ™s a noticeable difficulty spike but generally itвЂ™s manageable. Combine having to dodge your own blocks, while strategically pulling your blocks at the right time and place as well as having to avoid the ongoing shooting from enemy turretsвЂ¦ itвЂ™s a lot on your plate. The problem there is that, Endroi is just as vulnerable to the blocks as the meanies are. However you donвЂ™t really need to build turrets to take your enemies out, as hitting them with the blocks hurt even more. By combining two cubes together you can build turrets, barriers and generators. In fact, the only gameplay in Cubetractor is moving cubes. Listed as a вЂњneo-retroesque action-strategy-puzzle hybridвЂќ, Cubetractor sees you taking control of the little droid Endroi, who seeks to rid the lands of meanies by moving cubes. There are so many tower defense games out there that it comes as a nice change when a game comes along and tries to change up the genre.

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