999

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999 Lives, 999 Stars, 999 Levels - Get ready for a challenge! 999 is a puzzle platformer style game in which you must fling your character to the exit through 999 very difficult levels that will push your platforming skills to their limit. Throw and fling your character around gruelingly addictive, funky, psychedelic, colourful and thrillingly rage-enduing levels and get as far as you can - …

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

46%

Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews

music3 positive mentions

gameplay2 negative mentions

The game features a colorful aesthetic and catchy 8-bit music that enhances playability.
There are multiple game modes and a vast amount of content with 999 levels to explore, providing hours of potential enjoyment.
Players who enjoy challenging platformers may find the nuanced physics and level design engaging and rewarding.

The game can feel tedious and unpolished, with janky movement and frustrating physics that detract from the experience.
Some achievements are nearly impossible to complete, which may frustrate achievement collectors.
There are significant bugs and limitations, such as a lack of desktop shortcuts, a single save slot, and issues with level resets.

music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised for being catchy and enhancing the overall experience, contributing to its addictive nature. The combination of 8-bit tunes and vibrant visuals creates an engaging atmosphere that complements the challenging puzzles.
- “On the plus side, the music is quite catchy!”
- “Catchy music, simple aesthetic, and a two-eared alien who I affectionately call 'Shrek' when the rainbow palette cycles past green.”
- “This game is addictive and fun; the colors and 8-bit music definitely add to the playability, as well as the challenging but not impossible puzzles!”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are considered basic, with a color scheme that can be overly vibrant and sometimes garish. While the aesthetic is simple and accompanied by catchy music, the character design, particularly the two-eared alien, adds a quirky charm to the visuals.
- “The graphics are vibrant and colorful, creating a unique visual experience.”
- “The art style is charming and adds a whimsical touch to the gameplay.”
- “The character designs are imaginative and bring a delightful personality to the game.”
- “The graphics are a bit basic, and the changing color scheme can be garish.”
- “Catchy music, simple aesthetic, and a two-eared alien who I affectionately call 'Shrek' when the rainbow palette cycles past green.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay is characterized by a charming collect-em-all platformer style, but it suffers from frustrating inaccuracies in its mouse-driven catapult mechanics, which may deter some players despite its appeal to others.
- “If you like this kind of gameplay, you might be able to see past the flaws, but it's not for me.”
- “The charm of a collect-em-all platformer is continually at odds with the frustrating inaccuracies of mouse-driven catapult mechanics.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be initially engaging but ultimately tedious over time.
- “Neat, but pretty tedious after a while.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The user expresses a commitment to exploring the diverse range of games in their library, which includes titles acquired from various sources, indicating a broad interest in different narratives and storytelling styles across these games.