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Spectrum

Spectrum is a fiendishly challenging, super-stripped-back action-platformer that shows its smartphone origins a little too evidently. It's fun in small doses, but it doesn't quite feel fleshed out enough for a modern Switch game.
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77%Game Brain Score
music, graphics
gameplay, grinding
79% User Score Based on 52 reviews
Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

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Spectrum is a single player action adventure game. It was developed by 3D Avenue and was released on September 22, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Spectrum is a platformer set in an abstract world of stylized shapes and bright colors. Escape from 80 levels spread in 8 mysterious environments.

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Audience ScoreBased on 52 reviews
music6 positive mentions
grinding2 negative mentions
  • The game's controls are tight and fluid, providing a playful and smooth platforming experience.
  • Visuals are vibrant, colorful, and minimalist with intriguing backgrounds and a clean aesthetic.
  • Level design is creative and challenging, with unique mechanics per stage that maintain player interest and encourage replayability.
  • The game can cause physical discomfort, including carpal tunnel and motion sickness, due to repetitive and precise control inputs.
  • Difficulty ramps up quickly with some levels feeling frustratingly hard, especially due to lack of checkpoints and demanding perfection.
  • Some players find the gameplay too simplistic or repetitive, with a feeling of underused potential and lack of story depth.
  • gameplay
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers a unique and fun platforming experience with fluid movement and a blend of 2D mechanics in a 3D world, complemented by satisfying visuals and a great soundtrack. While generally engaging, some levels feature overly difficult or restrictive mechanics, and the lack of checkpoints in longer stages can lead to frustration. Overall, each level introduces fresh elements that keep the gameplay interesting and entertaining.

    • “Great music, simple yet fun to play filled with 2D gameplay mechanics in a 3D world, and interesting style.”
    • “The immersion during gameplay is awesome between what you see visually and the great soundtrack they added.”
    • “Each level is unique and tries to incorporate new or different mechanics on each and every stage that really keeps things interesting, entertaining, and fun.”
    • “There was only one section that I felt was more of a too difficult (read: bad) mechanic than myself being bad at the game (excluding difficult mechanics at the end of longer levels that you don't get a lot of practice with because there are no checkpoints).”
    • “Don't be fooled by the chill music (nice tunes but I can't help thinking that I've heard it before somewhere), 'satisfying' backgrounds (yep Imgurians, you know what I'm talking about) and fluid gameplay.”
    • “So while the blob moves fluidly you constantly jerk the buttons so the whole gameplay looks a bit weird.”
  • music
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is widely praised for its quality, with users describing it as great, satisfying, and a perfect complement to the game's smooth design and immersive gameplay. Some suggest adding features like music import options to enhance the experience further. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a standout aspect that enhances the game's atmosphere.

    • “The soundtrack is a masterpiece and goes very well with the smooth and clean design the game has.”
    • “The immersion during gameplay is awesome between what you see visually and the great soundtrack they added.”
    • “Great music, simple yet fun to play filled with 2D gameplay mechanics in a 3D world, and interesting style.”
  • graphics
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a vibrant and intriguing minimalist art style with well-executed physics and depth in its backgrounds. While the visuals are clean and colorful, some users find certain colors difficult to distinguish. Overall, the graphics provide a unique and appealing aesthetic.

    • “The physics are very well done and the art style is vibrant and interesting.”
    • “I love the concept and aesthetic of this game.”
    • “Very intriguing backgrounds with depth while having a very clean colorful minimalist aesthetic.”
    • “Minimalistic visuals and basic gameplay with 80 levels in total.”
    • “Graphics are okay, but some colors are difficult to see.”
  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find the grinding mechanic inconsistent and sometimes frustrating, as maintaining speed can be unpredictable despite correct input. Additionally, some levels feel tedious, with an imbalance in difficulty between the easy early stages and more repetitive later sections.

    • “For as far as I can tell, I'm holding the thumbstick in the unchanged right direction (not grinding the character down against the floor or upwards to make him lose momentum), but I just randomly lose because I can't be fast enough while doing nothing different.”
    • “Some of the levels in the game are very tedious, while the first chapter is too easy.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from stability issues with frequent bugs, impacting the overall experience despite its interesting concept.

  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users appreciate the game's art and atmosphere, finding it engaging and distinctive compared to others in the genre. The visual style contributes positively to the overall experience.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers bonus objectives that enhance replayability, providing additional challenges for players who seek them, though they are not required to complete the main experience.

  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users feel that the game lacks a substantial story, expressing a desire for a more developed narrative.

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Spectrum is a action adventure game.

Spectrum is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iPhone and others.

Spectrum was released on September 22, 2016.

Spectrum was developed by 3D Avenue.

Spectrum has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Spectrum is a single player game.

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