If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. Don't pass this up if you like platform games.

I wouldn't be surprised if Oddmar ended up on Nintendo Switch within a year at twice the price of what you can get it for on iPhone and iPad. Your score is registered with Game Center, so you can become the top of the leaderboards with enough practice. It's got significant replay value because, once you've completed a level, you can replay it to find those secret coins, get all the available coins on a level, and try to beat the best time. The storyline is riveting - enough to make you want to keep playing so you can unlock another plot point. without being just an old game in a new skin. It's a perfect homage to games like Super Mario Bros. If you like platform games, the only right answer is yes. They're as smooth as can be, but if you have a controller that you can connect to your iPhone, the experience is just as smooth, and for people like me, more comfortable. The on-screen controls never skip or lag. Which speaks volumes to the designing behind the Oddmar. I'm more comfortable with a game controller, and when it comes to skills-based platform games like this, it's just a bit awkward for me. That's partly to do with my own inadequacies at playing mobile games using touchscreen controls. Once I was playing with something more akin to a traditional grip controller, I was much more at ease and could play with better timing. Thank goodness Oddmar supports MFi controllers. You can also trigger a fast downward slam by swiping down.īy the time I was playing the 'boss' level in the first world, the fifth level of the game, I had to switch over to using an MFi controller. The right side is for jumping and attacking. You move Oddmar by swiping to the left or right on the left side of the screen. I can see why they're designed the way they are, and they work perfectly (which is very important for a game that requires precision timing), but they felt just a bit backward, to me. The on-screen controls leave a little to be desired. Little Oddmar will eat mushrooms and cry, 'For Valhalla' if you wait too long to move. The world around you is filled with lush, green forests, jagged cliffs, lava-laden mines, and all kinds of wonderful landscapes. We're not talking about pixelated, simple graphics. It does, however, also have an outstanding visual component. It's definitely a game for fans of a pure platform experience. It reminds me of early platform games that require impeccable timing and exact aim for jumps. You may have to push a cart here and there to move something so you can jump, but it's pretty standard fare. You're not going to spend a whole lot of time searching for the right pattern to unlock a door. Oddmar is weighted heavily on platform skills. I found myself compelled to try to complete levels if for no other reason than to find out what's happening to Oddmar. Is he really charged with burning down the forest? Or is there something more to life than just destruction? Remember, you're trying to secure your place in the Viking's heaven.īy the time you get through the final level on the first world, you'll be attacking bad guys, collecting secret items, and running from destruction like a true Viking.Īs you complete levels, you'll unlock more of Oddmar's story. You'll gain some additional abilities along your journey. There's a lot more to this game than jumping from platform to platform. You can only move and jump in the first two levels. I'd be concerned, too.Īfter the prologue and intro finish, you're dropped out into the mythological world of Midgard where you control Oddmar across 24 levels of platform goodness. He's worried that he won't make it to Valhalla if he doesn't do as he's told and burn the forest to the ground so his village can grow and prosper. He's not a fan of pillaging and destroying. The game starts off with the story of Oddmar, who is just a little bit different from the rest of the Vikings. He is shunned by his fellow Vikings and must redeem himself of his squandered potential. Oddmar struggles with life in his village and is not worthy of a place in Valhalla. While dreaming one night, he’s visited by a fairy who leaves him a magic mushroom that gives him the ability to grow mushrooms everywhere.

Oddmar is the titular Viking of this game. It's got everything you love about a solid platformer: lots of skills-based jumping, plenty of baddies to destroy, and a storyline that makes you want to make it all the way to the end. There's a new game in town that I think you're going to like.

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