Planet Diver Review

Planet Diver is a "bottom" scroller game in which you have to dodge and evade obstacles as long as you can, while diving in space at super speed and collecting precious starstuff (in-game currency). Not as easy as it sounds, but not as hard either.

The gameplay is very simple, you are at constant dive (moving down through the screen) and you can move to the left and right to avoid obstacles. You can also "go up" to evade and slow down, or boost down and go even faster! The game has four diving speeds, this allows the player to determine risk/reward ratio based on their own skill. Be ready for a challenge, as the higher speeds will demand ninja reflexes to keep up!

Tropical dive with rainbows, do we get unicorns?

Power Modifications.

Progression happens in two ways. The first is going through the 75 chapters of the story and facing different kinds of challenges, from plain survival to very specific challenges, like not killing a bat during your dive. The second method of progression attaches directly to the currency system. As you play the game you collect starstuff, the currency of this intergalactic universe. With it you can buy modifications to your powers, new suits and extra music. This will allow you to further customize your character to different play styles.

We had a little trouble reading some stuff, as the font size is kind of small in some interfaces, but nothing major. If this game sounds a lot like an arcade, do not be surprised to find an infinite customizable Arcade Mode in it! Compete for digital fame and prestige with your friends or even globally with the official leaderboards! On top of it we have great soundtrack, some very cheesy but adorable dialog and a super badass mode for the hard to get through spots!

Final Score: 8 out of 10.

PS: The default Steam Controller was kind of clumsy, so we published our own customized setup under Planet Diver (MekEye 1.0v). This setup uses the controller grippers to move left/right, and triggers for up/down, making full use of your natural reflexes! Try it out.

PS2: There is a bug with the Loki boss (game version 1.1) where he goes out of the screen and never shows up again. If it happens to you, just restart the stage and make sure you do not reach the top of the screen while facing him.