Super BoxMan Ultra
- October 30, 2017
- Rocket Monster Games
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Reviews
- Super Boxman Ultra offers a classic Sokoban experience with a nostalgic retro feel.
- The game provides a nice sense of achievement when players successfully solve challenging puzzles.
- It features multiple areas and levels, allowing players to explore different puzzles even if they get stuck.
- The game is extremely difficult, with many levels feeling overly tedious and requiring precise moves, leading to frustration.
- There is no hint system or ability to save progress, making it easy to lose significant time and effort on unsolvable levels.
- Levels are locked until the previous ones are completed, which can hinder gameplay for players who get stuck.
- gameplay2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized as classic sokoban mechanics, but some users feel it lacks depth due to the absence of a story, leaderboards, and innovative features, leading to a sense of restriction.
“Timeless Sokoban gameplay.”
“The mechanics are intuitive and engaging, making every level a satisfying challenge.”
“The puzzles are cleverly designed, providing a perfect balance of difficulty and enjoyment.”
“Since the game has no story, has no leaderboards, and introduces no new mechanics, there is no good reason for this restriction.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players note that the grinding aspect of the game becomes increasingly tedious as levels progress, with difficulty primarily arising from the addition of more blocks rather than increased complexity in level design. While some shorter levels offer clever challenges, the overall experience can feel repetitive and restrictive.
“But even by the middle levels, it became obvious that the puzzle difficulty advanced mostly by becoming more tedious and space-restrictive: the 72 levels never get bigger than around 8x8 (most are smaller), but they do add more and more blocks to be moved.”
“When a tedious level was followed by shorter levels that had to be more clever because of their simplicity.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviewers feel that while the graphics have undergone aesthetic improvements, the experience would be enhanced with themed blocks, both movable and immovable. They suggest that non-aesthetic changes, such as varying level sizes or layouts, could further enrich the visual appeal.
“A purely aesthetic change would have felt more complete if the blocks themselves, both movable and immovable, were themed.”
“Non-aesthetic changes could have involved changing level sizes or layouts.”
- music1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game features a toggle option for the music, allowing players to easily turn it on or off according to their preference.
“The ability to toggle the music on and off adds a great level of customization to the gameplay experience.”
“I love how the music enhances the atmosphere of the game, making every moment feel more immersive.”
“The soundtrack is fantastic and really complements the game's theme perfectly.”
“The music is repetitive and lacks variety.”
“The soundtrack feels out of place and doesn't match the game's atmosphere.”
“There are only a few tracks, and they quickly become annoying.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game lacks a narrative, which has led to criticism regarding its overall engagement and purpose, as players feel there are no compelling reasons for its limitations.
“The game lacks a coherent story, making it feel empty and unengaging.”
“There is no narrative depth, which leaves the player feeling disconnected from the game world.”
“Without a compelling story, the gameplay feels repetitive and uninspired.”
