When Flappy Bird was released, not many people knew about it and it gained that fame for various reasons. Another title with similar characteristics like the one we present today, went unnoticed. What’s more, I would say this Flop Rocket is much better and entertaining. At least it has a story. Join us to learn more about this game.
Story and gameplay
Apparently this title has its history. We will be a pilot during a space test program. We work in a cooperative that hasn’t gotten much funding for the study, let’s say. The funds have been so few that we have to settle for a few underground caves full of stalactites and stalagmites.
But these rocks will not be our only obstacle, since we can run into alien worms and space ducks, among others. The full weight of the investigation will fall on our shoulders. We will have to get the largest number of coins that will be added to the available funds to continue with the space study.
The game is quite simple and bears many similarities to Flappy Bird. We will control a kind of ship with propellants and we will have to reach as many meters as possible through the depths of this infinite cave system. Always safeguarding our fuel, which we can recharge in different positions strategically distributed throughout the caves.
Control is not easy at the beginning, since we will have two areas on the screen to perform different turns of the ship. To propel the ship we will only have to press in the right area of the screen and to turn, in the left area, we will have to swipe up and down to rotate to the right and left respectively.
At first it is very difficult to adapt to the control But as soon as we crash about ten times we’ll start to get the hang of it. Our ship will be completely destroyed by any slight contact. In addition, our ship may undergo modifications for the better, such as giving us a greater confidence in flight, greater fuel capacity, improve our agility and add magnetism to reach the impossible coins.
These skills are achieved accumulating coins throughout our hundreds of failed games that we play. The higher the level of improvement of one of the skills, the game will require a greater number of coins to unlock the next level.
Graphic and sound section
There is not much to highlight in this regard. The game is presented to us in side perspective in two dimensions, with good colors, although the black of the bottom of the cave predominates. The sound perhaps stands out for its simplicity and soundtrack is pretty lousyWhy are we going to deceive you? A game that stands out for its simplicity and difficulty.
Conclusions
Flop Rocket could become a new phenomenon by imitating the formula that gave Flappy Bird such resounding success. A ship that must go as far as possible and whose handicap is to get as many coins as possible and the amount of fuel that its tank houses. Simple development, passable sounds and difficulty to rage. Perhaps it is more like the well-known Jetpack Joyride. A free downloadable English title that is less than 25MB in size.
Google play | Flop Rocket
