Diehard GameFAN: "Flip’s Twisted World presents players with a chance to play a platformer that offers a unique little gimmick: the ability to turn the world ninety degrees in order to bypass obstacles that would by impossible to cross otherwise. On paper, this is a neat concept with enormous amounts of potential for both player experience and level design — but execution is another matter entirely. So how does Flip’s Twisted World fare over all?"
It's clear that Flip's Twisted World aims to not only evoke comparisons to high quality 3D platformers like Super Mario Galaxy, but also high-concept puzzle platformers such as Braid, And Yet It Moves, and A Boy and His Blob. However, the unimaginative level design, overall bugginess, and general lack of polish really stop it from achieving those goals.
The graphics and music pull most of the weight here, and the simple level design would encourage NWR to recommend the game for younger players were it not for the frustratingly difficult combat. Perhaps if this game had spent some more time in the oven, it would have emerged a lot more fully baked.
Remember the N64 era of video games? The birth of 3D gaming? Have you ever tried going back and playing games from that time? Aside from a few classics like Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie, a lot of early 3D titles don’t hold up, held back by an era where developers hadn’t yet learned how to handle camera placement or the added glitches that come with the addition of a full 3D environment. Flip’s Twisted World feels like a game trapped in that era.
this game is getting destroyed by the press, wonder what the devs are going to do next
Flip's Twisted World is a constant frustration. Its core concept is sound, its main character is well-designed, and its story setup works well -- but the poorly programmed, poorly thought-out execution of its ideas in the game itself just leaves you disappointed. You'll want to like this game. You'll try to like it. But, in the end, you just won't.
Presentation - 6.0
Graphics - 5.5
Sound - 6.5
Gameplay - 4.0
Lasting Appeal - 4.0
