Gene

I bought this game for my daughter and ended up playing it with her! It wasn't quite what I was expecting as I thought it would be a quick platformer. Instead I was really surprised by the huge levels and the detail involved. I wouldn't say it was a puzzle game, but there are skills you need to understand to progress which shows a lot of thought has gone into this. It looks like it is all in the same back drop so maybe some different scenes would be nice. Overall it is a really nice, fun game to play. The graphics are simple but that is all it needs, as the detail in the game play is really good. This is a game we will return to on a Sunday afternoon.

Really disappointing. Thought this would be a good game to play with my son, but there's better stuff for free on ipad.

This is one of those times where I wish there was more than a simple yes or no answer for whether or not I recommend this game to others. Given the low asking price, I suppose I'll have to give it a thumbs-up. For collectors and completionists, or people looking for a mindless game to play while listening to podcasts, Gene will be an interesting enough distraction for the four or so hours it takes to beat - or even less if you aren't trying to fully complete every level. Gene is, from start to finish, an incredibly simple side-scrolling platformer. You play the titular Gene, a little blue alien with big eyes facing a bit of bad luck. After your space ship starts smoking for entirely unknown reasons, it crashes hard enough to break apart into twenty different pieces. Those parts, as well as a bunch of gems that one of the game's generic enemies steals for equally mysterious reasons, are spread across fifteen levels. The main gimmick of Gene is mutation. You start off as a blue version...