Amorphous+ is a top-down action game where you swing a huge sword called the SplatMaster 3000 to slay monsters called Glooples. The game has no story, you just go around killing Glooples. There are three different modes: Single Nest, where you fight a set number of Glooples with the aim of slaying them all, Bounty Run, where you try to survive as long as possible in a progressively stronger, never-ending onslaught of Glooples, and Practice, where you just fight with the Glooples in your bestiary. You can also activate Hardcore Mode after unlocking it, which makes it so that there’s no difficulty ramp: you fight every type of Glooples at the same time! There is also an awards system, which is basically an achievement system. For every ten awards, you get a rewards key that you can use to unlock a reward that enhances your gameplay. There are awards for killing certain types of Glooples, doing well in modes, or just for strange things. A notable example is “The Bully”, which you get for scaring a Clutter off screen. The game then calls you mean.
There are eighteen different types of Glooples, ranging in difficulty from “Complete Pushover” to “You Will Not Survive”. Note that these are only my descriptions. The easiest is the regular Gloople, which just wanders across the screen and only stuns you if you run into it. The next-easiest Gloople is the Stickie, which wanders like a regular Gloople, but when it hits something, it dies and releases a sticky goo. Then comes the Biter, which lunges at you in an attempt to eat you. After that comes the Meltie, which releases acid when it dies and tries to hit you. The Sharp is spiny and invincible – unless you go behind it. The Clutter shoots little baby Clutters at you in an attempt to slow you down. The Inkie moves toward you like a Meltie, but if it hits you, you are temporarily blind. The Grinder is invincible unless it rolls through Meltie acid or hits something explosive, in which case it takes five hits to destroy. The Fuzzle is an upgraded version of the Biter that can regenerate health. The Oozle is a combination of two regular Glooples. It takes three hits to kill and will absorb and kill you if it touches you. The Torchie is sometimes on fire and leaves a trail of fire behind it. If it’s lit, it will explode when you kill it. The Frostie freezes you if you kill it or it hits you. The Gray is a combination of an Oozle and a regular Gloople and shoot lances out of their bodies at you. They are invincible unless they are in the process of this and take three hits to kill. The Amalgam absorbs other Glooples, gaining health for every one they absorb. If they absorb enough, it splits into two. The Horror is a combination of two Biters. It can shoot its teeth at you and turn other Glooples into Biters. The Void Eater is a combination of a Gray and a regular Gloople. It has two attacks: a gravity well/shockwave combo, which draws you toward it then kills you, and a gravity beam, which draws you toward it and insta-kills you if you hit it. The Queen has blades coming from it. To kill it, you have to hit it (not the blades) with your sword once. The Razor Queen is an extremely powerful version of the Queen that takes five hits to kill.
This game is addictive in its simplicity. You will find yourself playing it for hours trying to get that last award or reward. It will entertain for hours.
Rating: 9/10
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