If you are a fan of mid-range '90s techno/platformer music then you will undoubtedly love Clustertruck's soundtrack, which although can be a little bland at times, does occasionally make you feel like a complete badass, as you slow-motion jump through explosions to heart pounding beats.
The game also offers some interesting Utilities including Time Slow, which is self-explanatory, basically you are Neo, and Portable Truck is for those times you find yourself propelling towards the ground without a safe place to land, which is quite often. Some of the better Movement options included Levitation, where you can literally hover for a few seconds, giving you a second chance at landing on another truck, and Truck Boost, which lets you speed up the truck you are on, hurtling you further into the chaos. The player can pick one from each in a bid to find new and imaginative ways to get better times and higher scores. Adding a bit of much needed flavour these Abilities are separated into two sections, Movement and Utility.
One thing that really contributes to the hidden depth of this game is the Abilities. The lack of any narrative story coupled with the fast-paced, repetitive, puzzle solving theme to Clustertruck results in a lot of similarities between the two, although Landfall's truck jumper does not quite have the same personality as the aforementioned shooter.
The comparisons do not end there, though. When it came to the graphics Clustertruck opted for stylised, stark, simple visuals, comparable to fellow indie game Superhot. They do have a somewhat clumsy feel to them at times, which may very well be intentional in a bid to deliver a more precarious experience, hence the title of the game. The game utilises a fairly simple control system in which the player can run, jump and activate abilities as they traverse the traffic. Clustertruck is a fast-paced indie platformer from relatively new developer Landfall Games that sees you leaping from truck to truck, like Neo from The Matrix, in a bid to reach the finish line in a respectable time without touching the floor.Īt first Landfall's frantic first-person platformer seems like a simple speed challenge game, but look a little deeper and you'll find considerable depth for an indie game, as it sucks you in with its addictive, just one more go mind-set, spurring you on to perfectly leap from point to point in the most stylish fashion possible.
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