Best Season 1 Playdate games

 

Well 12 weeks have passed since I got my little Panic Playdate handheld (already reviewed on this blog), and I now have all 24 of the included games released in Season 1 and I’m pleased to report that there are far more excellent games than bad so thought I’d mention some of my personal favourites :

o360

This is a variant of the classic title Breakout and makes good use of the crank handle to control the bat which, unlike the original, moves in a circular fashion, a great and inventive take on a classic.

Snak

Another variant of a classic title, this time it’s Snake, in this title you must guide the snake around collecting apples, a simple game but great for passing away a few minutes.

Spellcorked!

In this game you gather ingredients to concoct spells in order to complete orders and ship them out, it also requires you to tilt the machine slightly in order to pour the blended potion into the bottles which is pretty neat.

Inventory Hero

Fast reflexes are the order of the day in this title, you must decide which items to keep and which to drop as your character moves along in order to defeat the enemies, a great looking and enjoyable game.

Hyper Meteor

The Playdate take on Asteroids, the difference here is you must ram your ship into the black parts of the asteroids in order to destroy them, a lot harder than it sounds and great fun!

OMaze

Use the crank to guide a ball through a series of circles to the exit, it start off easy but soon becomes a challenge as more controls and features are added.

Flipper Lifter

Good use of the crank is again made in this title which sees you moving penguins up and down a lift between floors, yes it is as bizarre as it sounds but it’s so much fun!

Pick Pack Pup

Match the symbols to pack orders and ship them out, the challenge here is matches don’t immediately disappear

Whitewater Wipeout

Very reminiscent of the surfing section of California Games use the crank to perform awesome surfing tricks, it takes a bit of practice and to begin with you’ll wipeout loads of times but with a few plays some stunning tricks are possible.

Crankin’s Time Travel Adventures

Crankin is running late for his date and you must use the crank to get him there as quickly as possible but the crank is also used to rewind in order to dodge flying obstacles.

Zipper

A game in which you must maneavoure your character past the enemies, it sounds easy but a large part of the game is predicting the path the enemies will take and working out where to move accordingly.

So those are my personal favourites, although there are many more top titles for the little device, here’s hoping for a Season 2…….