| Gravity Crash | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Just Add Water Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable |
| Release date(s) | PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E |
| Media/distribution | Digital distribution |
Gravity Crash is a multidirectional shooter released on the Playstation Network. Its visual style pays homage to arcade games of the 1980s.
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The player chooses a planet to visit from a top-level menu, and then explores that planet in a two-dimensional side view. The planetary surfaces tend to be riddled with systems of caverns: manoeuvring through them while taking gravity into account is one of the game's principal challenges. Gravity Crash was inspired by three games in particular, Gravitar, Thrust and Oids.[3][4]
The player can choose one of two control modes: in the first, the player's craft can fire only in the direction it is currently facing. In the second, the direction of fire is independent of the craft's orientation, controlled by the second joystick on the controller.
In PlayStation Home, from 17 December 2009 using the Presentation Podium events space, there was an event for Gravity Crash. The event was called "Gravity Crash: Maze to the Mothership!" and featured a maze minigame. There were two prizes on offer, one if the users complete the maze and another for collecting all of the crystals along the way. Successful completion of the maze earns the player an animated Gravity Crash suit for their avatar. The event was only available on the European version of Home.[5]
The game features music by the video game musician Tim Wright, AKA CoLD SToRAGE, who composed a 16-track remix album and double 'A'-side single to compliment the game.[4]
Gravity Crash received mostly positive reviews. Play's reviewer stated that the only bad thing was the "insane difficulty level."[6] Edge's reviewer also mentioned the difficulty, calling Gravity Crash "A stern, if unspectacular, challenge."[7]