

After thinking about it for a while I realized that I simply had to turn on the sticky landing gear so that I could stick onto a moving cog that would take me to the other side. An example was when I had to pass through an enemy turret to be able to make it to the other side.

This is unfortunate because the game was at its best when you really had to think about how you would solve a certain puzzle. Many times it felt that the only way I was able to pass undetected by enemies was through constant trial-and-error, sometimes it even felt like pure luck. Some of the game felt like there was really no puzzle-solving involved. You must constantly change the features of your ship to pass undetected by the alien robotic creatures.Īlthough gameplay and controls were great, the same can not be exactly said about the puzzle and level design. Although it can become tedious having to constantly look down only to change one little feature, the uniqueness of the controls were never lost on me. During my time with Affordable Space Adventures, I really enjoyed being able to use the gamepad because not many games utilize it in an innovative way. You will need to adjust these features on your gamepad screen before moving or you risk having your ship be targeted by the many dangers on the planet. On the planet there are creatures and enemies that will detect you if your ship makes too much noise, gives off too much heat, or radiates too much electricity. The gameplay is what makes this title so unique since it really puts the Wii U gamepad to good use. This is where Affordable Space Adventures shines. To survive on the planet you are on, you will have to use every function and feature your space vessel has to offer. You land on a distant planet and that is when everything goes wrong and your adventure truly begins. Of course, no one could pass up going to space so you decide to take the company up on its offer and you rent one of their new space craft.

Their new Small Craft allows people to go on space adventures that is within the restraints of their budget. A company called Uexplore “brings you affordable space adventures without compromising comfort, fun and safety”. In this title, you, a thrill-seeking tourist have just found a way to explore space in an affordable way. Affordable Space Adventures is a strategy/stealth puzzler created in a collaboration between Nifflas Games (Knytt Underground, Nightsky) and KnapNok Games (Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party).
