It’s been an excellent whereas since I reviewed the first Superior Pea game, and I have to say the wee lad has had one thing of a glow up. It appears to be like just like the bar has been lifted, as Superior Pea 3 marks the ultimate outing for our wholesome little hero.
This time across the journey is introduced in full color, the tried and examined pixel graphics stay however are a lot simpler on the attention. The greenwashed CRT fashion has been performed away with and that is additionally true of the world map setup. As a substitute you play by all 69 levels sequentially, hopping straight from one to the opposite. You possibly can head again to the primary menu and play any of them once more after finishing them, in the event you ought to want.
Superior Pea 3 carries on very a lot within the vein of its two predecessors, with the quick paced platformer requiring simply as a lot precision to make it by every stage. One factor that struck me was that this time round issues felt way more difficult. That is just about from the phrase go too. There’s no hand holding, you’re thrown straight in and as quickly as you clock the loss of life counter on the high of the display screen, you’ll be able to guess what sort of journey you’re in for.
It’s hazards galore and in the event you come inside even a whisker of a spike or an axe, you’ll be taken proper again to the beginning of the extent. There are a couple of different variables thrown into the combination, resembling crumbling platformers, buzzsaws and floating spike balls. In all honesty, for these of you who’ve performed any such sport earlier than, it’ll all really feel very acquainted.
In every stage there are a selection of cash to gather, and achievements up for grabs for doing so in sure ranges. That is the place Superior Pea 3 surprisingly avoids the standard routine of effortlessly raining down Gamerscore on you in return for little or no effort. Nonetheless, your predominant goal is to seize the important thing, which can unlock the exit portal to the subsequent stage.
The titular vegetable strikes shortly, and has a sure weight to him. He can solely leap and sprint, however you’ll be able to seize pickups in mid air which can help you repeat these manoeuvres. That is the place the tougher segments are available, as you will have to time your strikes to perfection. Nothing much less will suffice.
Climbing and leaping between partitions can also be potential, and certainly obligatory in lots of ranges, but it surely’s one thing of a nightmare to regulate with precision. As a substitute, I discovered myself sliding down right into a spiky loss of life, or letting go utterly and plunging to, nicely, a spiky loss of life. It is because it’s essential not solely level the thumbstick towards the wall you want to climb, but in addition then transfer up or down with out breaking contact. It’s as troublesome because it sounds. Fortunately, utilizing the D-Pad as an alternative of a thumbstick appeared to make the controls way more comfy, and fewer vulnerable to errors.
Nonetheless, when you get previous these frustrations, Superior Pea 3 is nice enjoyable and presents a satisfying issue curve to beat. Certain, at instances you’ll need to go away an Xbox formed controller in your wall, however you’ll by no means get pushed to that time; simply near it at instances.
That stated, you’ll more than likely grasp all the degrees in a few hours after which your time with Superior Pea 3 will likely be at an finish. Nonetheless, at a modest asking value of £4.19 it’s exhausting to grouse actually.
Superior Pea 3 bears all of the hallmarks of the numerous, many platform video games that got here earlier than it. That doesn’t forestall it from being a stable couple of hours of enjoyable nonetheless, and presumably the perfect within the sequence. It’s at all times good to exit on a excessive.
