Pizza Time Explosion
- December 17, 2019
- Electric Prune Juice Games
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Get on itch.io Store"Pizza Time Explosion" is an arcade-style game where you play as a pizza slice on a mission to end a worldwide pizza shortage. Collect pizza toppings in the Pizza Dimension, avoid obstacles, and unlock six circuits with varying difficulties. Discover three special game modes, extra backgrounds, trading cards, and visual modifiers, while striving for 32 Steam achievements. *Controller support available.
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Reviews
- Pizza Time Explosion is a charming and engaging arcade-style game with a variety of modes and difficulty levels, making it accessible and fun for players of all skill levels.
- The game features cute art, a polished presentation, and a rewarding score multiplication mechanic that encourages skill and mastery.
- It offers a plethora of content, including unlockable visual modifiers and easter eggs, ensuring players have a delightful and entertaining experience.
- The gameplay can become trivial and repetitive over time, leading to a grating experience for some players.
- There are quality of life improvements needed, such as clearer tutorials and better controller support, which can hinder the overall experience.
- The game may feel too easy for skilled players, as some have reported being able to easily reach high leaderboard positions.
- gameplay18 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a variety of modes, engaging mechanics reminiscent of classic arcade games like Pac-Man, and a rewarding score multiplication system that encourages skill and mastery. While the tutorial is thorough and accessible, allowing players to gradually learn the mechanics, some users find the gameplay can become trivial and repetitive over time. Overall, it offers a polished experience with charming visuals and a stellar soundtrack, making it a solid choice for casual gaming.
“What sets it apart from its inspirations is a really cool and rewarding score multiplication mechanic, whereby collecting toppings along the right 'chain' builds your score multiplier, which rewards skill, reflexes, and learning the level layouts.”
“The core gameplay is very similar to Pac-Man by way of Sinistar in how you control your slice and collect items while avoiding enemies and obstacles.”
“Although difficult, a wonderfully thorough, yet fully accessible tutorial and the simple gameplay loop allows players to naturally familiarize themselves with the mechanics, and obstacles are gradually and naturally introduced as new stages are unlocked.”
“Its mechanics are polished and really reward mastery.”
- music10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's music is described as original, thematic, and eclectic, effectively complementing the art and gameplay. While some players find certain tracks hard on the ears, the overall soundtrack is praised for its positivity and creativity, featuring unique contributions, including vocals from Pac-Man. Despite minor criticisms, the music enhances the gaming experience and adds to the fun.
“I'd be remiss if I didn't mention this game's stellar soundtrack, as well, which complements the art and gameplay very well.”
“It does suffer from the occasional sprinkling of BS (flies) and the soundtrack being hard on the ears at times.”
“The music is all original, thematic, and eclectic in the right ways, composed by one 'Cassie'.”
“Spoiler: Pac-Man himself makes an appearance on the game's soundtrack doing vocals.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of Electric Prune Juice games is characterized by their cute and wholesome aesthetic, which contrasts with the challenging arcade-style gameplay, creating a unique blend of charm and difficulty that resonates with players.
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently praised, with multiple users highlighting it as a standout feature that contributes to its overall enjoyment.
“Really funny little arcade game 👍”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are generally praised for their quality, but many users feel that the gameplay lacks depth and becomes repetitive over time.
- character development2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The reviews highlight that while the game features cute character designs, it lacks depth in character development, focusing more on gameplay mechanics than on evolving narratives or character arcs.
