Cat Bird‪!‬ 9+

Now, this may seem hyperbole when you even consider this review's comparison with the average one on this game, but I'm honestly surprised that basically no one has even taken note that this very strikingly resembles content you would've expected in the tail end of the 2000's - I mean, this has aesthetics that look like they came from this game in 2007 or some year like that!

Now, as great as this game is, this title fails to merit a 5 star review, simply because there are unfortunately some areas where the game remains unpolished, as if Cat Bird would be taking an aerodynamic risk with these rough wings of his if not even buffed-up yet. For one, the collision detection is below-par even when compared to other professional game titles out there like this one on the App Store: Tight-space navigation can be stingy at times, and often is, and numerous deaths of mine in the game out of the very many overall were blamed on touchy collision when dealing with closely-placed together spikes, and this in fact actually ties in with the next flaw, Fryer grease-slippery controls: Now, they're not annoying to deal with in any way, and certainly not prohibitively frustrating, but it has led to questionably unfair deaths, and have caused *some* problems with navigating the levels in general otherwise.

I must admit, the game does have good animations and music, but there are some flaws I would like to point out. I noticed a couple of things that really made the game less enjoyable. I understand that as a dev who makes free games, that you need to put in ads to get some revenue. However, for the people that don’t buy the ad free version, they should still be able to speed run using the time trial mode. But quite often you are stopped by ads and have to wait ten seconds. The time keeps going in the background and it causes a ton of time loss. Secondly, the controls are good, but often wouldn’t work. This is not a problem with the device seeing as I have played the game on separate devices and still have the same issue. It doesn’t happen super often but sometimes it will cause me to die because it didn’t jump. Now I am aware that sometimes this is human error, but sometimes the buttons will completely shut down. Specially the jump button. I will go to jump and it won’t, and no matter how many times I press it, it does nothing. Lastly, I would like to make it known that after some ads, the sound will completely shut off and I have to restart the game. I really do feel like the devs have a good idea, and I think the game could be big for mobile speed running, and I believe that if these things are fixed, the game will be perfect.

The game is great, although I would like to point out some issues. Firstly, the controls aren’t that smooth, which causes more deaths. I just want them to be a little more dynamic. Additionally, I completed World 1, but I didn’t get the achievement. I am kind of a completionist, so it irritates me. This game isn’t too hard for me, but those inexperienced with platformers will have a tougher time. I will suggest adding difficulty levels, if it’s possible.

Now for the positives. I love the art and animation! The colors all work in unity, and the animation is very smooth. I also like how creative the levels are. Most of the mechanics are ones I’ve seen before, but they are designed pretty interestingly, and they aren’t boring in the slightest. Not to mention, the music tops and sound effects top everything off and add even more color to the game, rather than getting annoying after a while.

Overall, this game is worth checking out if the issues mentioned don’t bug you too much and you’ve already played a few platformers before.