Rainbow Hero
- September 22, 2014
- Pixel Elephant
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Get on itch.io StoreRainbow Hero is a 2D puzzle game that offers a mental challenge with seemingly impossible levels made possible through simple rules and thoughtful solutions. Players can experiment and try new approaches thanks to the time-turning feature, and can control two characters simultaneously for added depth. The game incorporates various mechanics such as multi-directional platforms, teleportation, laser reflection, and hidden passages.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features 100 clever and varied puzzles that provide a satisfying challenge for players.
- The rewind feature allows players to correct mistakes, making the gameplay more forgiving and enjoyable.
- The graphics are colorful and animated, enhancing the overall aesthetic of the game.
- The game can experience stability issues, including crashes and hard locks on certain levels.
- Some levels have distracting background noises and visual effects that can detract from the experience.
- The music is repetitive and the game lacks offline playability, requiring a login to access.
- gameplay32 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 81 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Rainbow Hero" is built on a foundation of sokoban-style block-pushing puzzles, enhanced by a variety of mechanics that keep the experience fresh and engaging. Players can utilize a rewind feature to correct mistakes, which alleviates frustration, although some mechanics are underutilized due to the limited number of levels. While the game offers a rich puzzle design and creative challenges, it lacks difficulty scaling and some later levels introduce time constraints that disrupt the established pace.
“It took me 15.5 hours of really nice gameplay to achieve 100% completion (the achievements basically indicate that you've completed all the levels).”
“The gameplay here consists of tile-based movement with movable blocks, rolling balls, buttons that stay active only when constantly pressed, reflecting light beams, ridable tiles that can also be moved remotely, switches that rotate the level, two characters who move at the same time, two characters between whom the player can switch at any time, cloud tiles that disappear after being tread on, locked blocks and keys, turn or time limitations, and more.”
“Every world introduces new mechanics to keep the game fresh.”
“The game doesn't seem quite long enough for all of the mechanics that it introduces.”
“The second biggest problem with the game is that some of the mechanics aren't explored to their full potential because there are so many and the levels are comparatively few.”
“There are usually one or two easy levels when a new mechanic is introduced, but otherwise there was no correlation between difficulty and one's progress through an area.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are described as moderately attractive, with colorful animated backgrounds being a standout feature. While the visuals effectively serve their purpose, they do not exceed expectations. Some users experienced crashes on higher graphics settings, but switching to lower settings resolved these issues.
“The graphics are moderately attractive, the highlight being the animated, colorful backgrounds.”
“Puzzles are absolutely great, and the graphics style is impressive.”
“The visuals get the job done, but nothing more.”
“On the better graphics setting, the game crashed several times, but I found that switching to the poorer graphics eliminated the problem entirely.”
“On the better graphics setting, the game crashed several times, but I found that switching to the poorer graphics eliminated the problem entirely.”
- music6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally considered generic and repetitive, though some players find it tolerable when played at lower sound settings.
“The music is somewhat generic.”
“The music is somewhat repetitive, but I found it tolerable at lower sound settings.”
“Repetitive music.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story is characterized as a typical "restore the world" narrative that lacks originality and depth, offering no significant enhancement to the gameplay experience, yet it remains unobtrusive and does not detract from the overall enjoyment.
“The story is standard 'restore the world' fare and adds no real value to the game, but it also does no harm.”
