Purple Heart

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Purple Heart is a single player casual platformer game. It was developed by Artalasky and was released on November 27, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.

A military combat game for Commodore 64.

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28%

Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews

music2 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Good concept and interesting idea for a hardcore platformer.
Nice pixel art style with atmospheric lighting effects.
Music is pleasant and fitting for the theme.

Controls are clunky and problematic, with jump and action bound to the same button causing frequent soft locks.
Numerous bugs and glitches, including unresponsive controls, hitbox issues, and progress not saving properly.
Poor level design with visibility problems such as hidden or hard-to-see traps and enemies leading to unfair deaths.

graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
60%
The graphics received mixed feedback, with some appreciating the pixel art style and atmospheric lighting, while others found the visuals mediocre, too dark, or lazily designed. Overall, the art style is acceptable but not particularly impressive.
- “I liked the overall aesthetic with the pixel art style, and the lighting effects were atmospheric and thematic.”
- “Graphics are okay, as for pixel platformer that is quite fast, but it's too dark.”
- “There may be some pity you can give the developers considering that the art style isn't that much of an eyesore but that's it.”
- “The music and graphics are mediocre at best.”
- “Apart from lazy retro pixel graphics, the developer maps HOTAS/racing wheel/pedals as if they are console peasant controllers, making the game unplayable.”
- “Graphics are okay for a pixel platformer that is quite fast, but it's too dark.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
100%
The gameplay faces challenges with awkward controls and unintuitive mechanics, particularly in movement and wall-jumping, which could benefit from refinement similar to Megaman X's smoother physics. Overall, the mechanics feel harder to manage than the game itself.
- “The mechanic is clearly inspired by Mega Man X, and this game could do well to model after their wall jump physics.”
- “It's harder to wrangle the mechanics than the game.”
- “It's harder to wrangle the mechanics than the game itself.”
- “The mechanic is clearly inspired by Mega Man X, and this game could do well to model its wall jump physics after that.”
- “There are some issues with controls and an overall lack of intuitive mechanics.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The music is generally praised as good and pleasant, though limited in variety with only a couple of tracks. However, some users find the visuals less appealing or hard to see, contrasting with the positive audio experience.
- “Music is good, but it seems like there are 2 tracks only - one for menu, one for playing.”
- “Music is very nice although I don't find the game particularly enjoyable visually (a little hard to see).”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from numerous glitches that significantly impact stability, often causing players to lose their progress on levels.
- “So many glitches that will make you delete your progress on levels.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is praised for its appealing pixel art style and effective lighting effects, which together create a thematic and immersive aesthetic.
- “I liked the overall aesthetic with the pixel art style, and the lighting effects were atmospheric and thematic.”