![]() ![]() You'll have to spend more than $1 if you want Steam keys (to prevent abuse) and Canabalt isn't available on Valve's service. In fact, Zen Bound 2 comes with two: Bound and Rebound, a remix.Īs usual, the titles can be downloaded completely DRM-free directly from The Humble Bundle's servers or via Steam. Three of the games (Swords & Soldiers, Canabalt and Zen Bound 2) come with soundtracks. Four are 80/100 or higher depending on the review platform (Avadon: The Black Fortress is 75/100 on PC). There's a healthy mix between strategy, platforming and roleplaying this time around, with all of the titles having positive reviews on Metacritic. The first four can be purchased for under $6.14 (the current average price), while spending more than the average bags you the fifth game. All five are debuting on Google's mobile OS as part of the latest Humble Bundle promo, which also includes Windows, Mac and Linux. If a change of pace from the fast-paced gamer lifestyle is in order, Zen Bound 2 is the way to go.Android gamers have some fresh titles to explore: Zen Bound 2, Canabalt, Cogs, Avadon: The Black Fortress as well as Swords & Soldiers. Games with more action than Zen Bound hold my attention better, but that doesn't mean that Zen Bound 2 isn't a great game. There's no obvious flaw with Zen Bound 2, but there's something that turns me off from a game that's in between something passive (like Crosswords or Scrabble) and something active (like Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja). While the game is relaxing, it isn't something I'm likely to play again. So check out the soundtrack ahead of time at the price of an occasional email. At I discovered that it was possible to get the soundtrack from both games, for free! The only requirement to receive the two complimentary soundtracks is to sign up for their newsletter. The music is so entrancing that I found myself wondering if I could buy the soundtrack (to play before sleeping). The feature of the game that I’m most impressed with is the music. Instead of the whole rope painting the object, only small balls of paint attached to the rope can paint by exploding when in contact with the object. The other feature is rope bombs, which serve a similar function to the nail bombs. Nail bombs are placed on some of the objects and their function is to explode the surrounding area with paint when they are contacted by a rope. First introduced are nail bombs, which look like pins with little balls on the ends of them. These techniques are introduced in the first “tree” (which is what a set of levels are called). There are other various ways to paint the object other than covering it with a rope. ![]() Thankfully, the developers don’t expect perfection from us and give us that 1% relief! While Angry Birds has three stars, Zen Bound has three benchmarks to reach: 70%, 85%, and 99%. Similar to the repetitive and frustrating experience of attempting to get three stars on all of the levels in Angry Birds, I found myself attempting to reach 99% painted on every level before I went on to the next. ![]() The goal now becomes clear: attempt to paint as much of the object as possible. When the rope is in contact with the object, paint shows up in an area a bit bigger than the rope itself. So what are the specifics of this rope wrapping game? The rope is actually “painting” the wooden object. But I found out that it’s impossible to judge the gameplay experience of these apps just by their pictures. My first reaction of the game wasn’t far off it really does consist of wrapping a rope around various wooden objects. When Zen Bound 2 was released and I decided to discover what was going on. It’s just wrapping a rope around various wooden sculptures, right? That’s what I decided, and so I never got around to playing it. When I saw the first iteration of this game, I scanned through the pictures and reviews and wondered why it was so popular. ![]()
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