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Cut the Rope: Time Travel

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61%Game Brain Score
gameplay, graphics
monetization, stability
61% User Score Based on 980 reviews

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Cut the Rope: Time Travel is a single player casual puzzle game with comedy, historical and kids themes. It was developed by ZeptoLab and was released on April 18, 2013. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Time-traveling candy puzzles with Om Nom and his ancestors!

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61%
Audience ScoreBased on 980 reviews
gameplay15 positive mentions
monetization667 negative mentions

  • Engaging and creative puzzle gameplay with time travel theme and new mechanics.
  • High nostalgia value with charming characters and good graphics.
  • Offers a substantial amount of free content and keeps players entertained.
  • Excessive and frequent unskippable ads disrupt gameplay and ruin the experience.
  • Requires constant internet connection, disallowing offline play unless paid.
  • Monetization heavily focused on ads and costly subscriptions, frustrating users.
  • monetization
    702 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's monetization heavily relies on ads, with frequent, long, and unskippable advertisements occurring after every 1-3 levels or retries, significantly disrupting gameplay and frustrating many users. Although a paid "no ads" option exists, many report it being costly, ineffective, or tied to a subscription, and the game also requires an internet connection to serve ads, preventing offline play unless paid. Overall, the excessive ad frequency and intrusive monetization are seen as greedy and detrimental to the user experience.

    • “I bought this service and have finished the middle ages, and there are no ads.”
    • “Much better than the average mobile game, mostly because it's so easy to play, very enjoyable, and in total is only $0.99 for no ads.”
    • “Entertaining, free with Play Pass, no ads, no pay to win.”
    • “The frequency and length of advertisements in this game renders it nearly unplayable.”
    • “You play for 5 seconds, and forced to watch ads for 30 seconds.”
    • “Too many ads, each advert is over 1 minute and 30 seconds, excruciatingly long.”
  • gameplay
    33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is praised for its engaging mechanics, variety, and nostalgic elements that refresh the classic formula, making it fun and interesting. However, the excessive and intrusive ads significantly disrupt the experience, leading many players to find the gameplay frustrating despite its quality. Offline play restrictions and ad frequency are common complaints overshadowing the otherwise enjoyable gameplay.

    • “I like all of the new mechanics that were added.”
    • “There's lots of new mechanics, like chains, time-freeze buttons and having to escort two candies.”
    • “Having to feed two Om Noms is a really nice change from the core gameplay, and every set of levels introduce cool mechanics that make the game fresh and fun.”
    • “The amount of ads you get during gameplay is absolutely catastrophic.”
    • “More ads than gameplay and you can't turn on airplane mode.”
    • “"Do you like the game?" no. "Too many ads?" yes. "Then pay." Yup, you know what we hate and yet you keep doing it. There's a balance between ads and gameplay but you decided to push the ads over the top.”
  • graphics
    30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are widely praised for being charming, creative, and visually appealing, contributing significantly to the overall enjoyment and immersive experience. While mostly described as excellent and nostalgic, some users note occasional graphical glitches, low FPS on certain levels, and that the visuals could benefit from updates for newer devices. Overall, the graphics effectively complement the game's design and puzzle elements, enhancing its appeal.

    • “Great visuals and creative levels.”
    • “The graphics are absolutely amazing!”
    • “Beautiful rewards, amazing graphics, the feeling of being traveled back in time is so cool.”
    • “I get low fps at some levels and graphical bugs.”
    • “Levels are well thought out but the graphics are outdated.”
    • “The graphics, sounds even characters!”
  • humor
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is widely appreciated, featuring a cute and funny character that players find endearing and entertaining. However, excessive and sometimes inappropriate ads disrupt the comedic experience, with some users expressing frustration over ads persisting even after purchase. Overall, the game's humor is charming and well-received when not overshadowed by advertising.

    • “I just love "Cut the Rope" games all sessions... Om Nom is so cute... very funny game I've ever played. The game's background is very much appreciated. Very thankful to the developer. I really like ZeptoLab's all games.”
    • “Very funny character... uses lots of guts and strategy... it's fun to play, with limited commercials... I really enjoy these Cut the Rope games... I got three of them.”
    • “One of my favorite addicting puzzle games, I love the time travel theme too, it's hilariously cool.”
  • story
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is widely praised for being engaging, charming, and puzzle-like, with well-developed characters and an enjoyable storyline that enhances the gameplay experience. Players appreciate the time-travel element and find the narrative both fun and challenging, contributing to the game's overall appeal.

    • “This game is really good, nice gameplay, well connected story, 10/10 I highly recommend this game.”
    • “Very good game, love the story and graphics.”
    • “I love the character, I love the animations, I love the storyline, it's so cute.”
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game experiences frequent visual glitches, particularly in the stone age levels, where large white and purple graphical issues and glowy effects on characters disrupt gameplay, leading to an unstable and occasionally frustrating experience.

    • “Unfortunately, a major visual issue in the Stone Age levels makes the game unplayable, as huge white and purple glitches cover parts of the screen.”
    • “The only buggy thing is in the Stone Age when Normal On Nom has these glowy beams on him that make it annoying.”
    • “The game is good overall but it always glitches when I play it, which is annoying.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is highly praised for its emotional impact and quality, enhancing the overall experience and complementing the gameplay. Many users find the soundtrack memorable and fitting, often evoking strong feelings and adding depth to the game.

    • “The music is good, and just in general a great follow-up to Cut the Rope.”
    • “This is fun and the music makes me cry which this game is actually perfect even I love OmNoms so I have OmNom.”
    • “This game is ingenious and fluent with the part of the brain that influences intuitiveness; no ludicrous foolishness, just cut the rope and cut the jokes. A better soundtrack wouldn't exist in the western outback. I suggest you download and just simmer down there, house cat.”
  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding is considered tedious by players, especially when easy levels are designed to push frequent short advertisements, disrupting gameplay and diminishing enjoyment.

    • “It's tedious.”
    • “I'm all for these companies making money off their games, but when levels are made super stupid easy just so that we pass them quickly and see yet another 30-second advert, it becomes a little tedious!”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect of the game is deeply impactful, evoking a strong sense of heartbreak and emotional resonance for players.

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Cut the Rope: Time Travel is a casual puzzle game with comedy, historical and kids themes.

Cut the Rope: Time Travel is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

Cut the Rope: Time Travel was released on April 18, 2013.

Cut the Rope: Time Travel was developed by ZeptoLab.

Cut the Rope: Time Travel has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Cut the Rope: Time Travel for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

Cut the Rope: Time Travel is a single player game.

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