Badland is a game about adaptation – the
rotund birds you control in this title are simple things that fly up and
to the right at your direction, but they're always changing. Toss in a
few power ups, and things get wild really fast. The game can change in
an instant and you have to be ready for it. Just survive – that's all
you need to do, but the assortment of unexpected dangers and physics
puzzles make this game something to take a closer look at.
Gameplay
Badland could be described as a physics-based sidescroller, but I
find that it doesn't really fit neatly into any one genre. At times is
feels like an endless runner, but at others it's almost a platformer.
What it comes down to is that you tap on the screen and a tiny, fluffy
animal flaps its equally tiny wings and drifts up into the air. That's
the extent of the controls in Badland. The longer you press, the higher
the fluffball bird will fly and the farther to the right it will go.
Don't fall off the left side of the screen or get smashed by some sort
of trap to make it to the next stage.

The first few levels are easy – you get used to the weight of the
flier and the feel of Badland's physics. Then Badland throws you some
curve balls. You're not just trying to save one tiny flying creature,
there is a whole swarm of them. Throughout the levels there will be pods
of more fliers, called clones. They join your flock when picked up, but
the flock doesn't move as one monolithic unit. Sure, they all flap when
you press on the screen, but each unit has its own momentum and
trajectory. You can only control them so much, but that's part of the
challenge.
Just when you think you've sorted out how to manage a swarm of these
things, you'll start encountering the plethora of power ups in Badland.
There are objects that make your birds larger or smaller, others that
make them sticky or bouncy, and a class of doodads that make them roll
like wheels in one direction or the other. These are not just visual
changes, either – the birds actually respond differently to your tapping
when their properties change. Grabbing a power with any one of your
clones will translate the effect to all of them too. There are times you
have to use this to your advantage to make it past some trap or danger.

There are no instructions telling you what's dangerous and what
isn't. You'll have to learn the rules of this strange world by trial and
error. Here's a quick preview: the round-ish nubby things explode and
knock you around, the big spiny things kill you on the spot, and the
little spiny things just stick to you and make it harder to fly.
Additionally, it might look like fun to ride that network of gears
through the level, but it's probably going to squish you if you're not
careful. This sort of learn-by-dying gameplay could be annoying, but I
think Frogmind made it work – individual clones (even the one you start
with) are expendable, so you can feel free to experiment. All the ways
this game finds to kill your clones are very clever.
There are 80 levels in Badland, 40 of which you can play for free
(ads after the first 10). I thought at first this game would get a
little stale, but it keeps throwing new things at me. At one point a
giant gun emplacement started shooting rocks at my clones to slow them
down. I did not expect that, and it's indicative of Badland's unexpected
nature.
In addition to the single player levels, you can set up local
multiplayer games with up to four players on one tablet. Each party gets
an area of the screen to tap for control, and it's a no-holds-barred
rumble in the forest to see who survives the longest. Want to knock your
opponent into a saw blade? Go for it.
Graphics And Performance
Badland has inky black silhouettes in the foreground that make up the
terrain and your flock of clones. The background, by contrast, is
incredibly bright and vivid. It's a good look, but this isn't the only
game to implement it – Totem Runner is just one recent example. That
said, Badland is beautiful. There's a ton of detail in the brightly
colored backdrops and the perspective shifts as you fly through the
level. It's actually several layers of backgrounds that get hazier the
farther away they are. The effect makes this 2D game feel like it has
some depth.

Even though the part of the game you're interacting with is almost
entirely black, you can still tell what things are. A tangle of dry
branches, decaying pipes, a hollowed out log, and deadly saw blades –
you instantly recognize what kind of terrain you're traversing, though
the traps and puzzles aren't quite as obvious.
The clones are not actually entirely silhouettes – they have eyes.
Somehow they convey a lot of emotion too (usually either fright or
extreme terror). You actually feel bad for them when they're torn apart
by a saw blade or skewered on a giant pincushion.
I haven't see a hint of lag, even with a ton of clones on the screen
bouncing every which way. I do feel like Badland is a little hard on the
battery, and my phone does heat up quite a lot while playing. However,
it's not unmanageable drain.
One more thing: the developers have graciously added immersive mode
to Badland for Android 4.4 devices. This completely hides the navigation
and status bars while playing so you can take advantage of the full
screen. This is the first game I've seen do this, but I hope everyone
follows suit.
Conclusion
Badland didn't come to Android first, but it doesn't feel like just
another port. The developers have implemented all the features of Google
Play Games including the aforementioned immersive mode and cloud saving
of progress (yay). The performance is also absolutely perfect on all
the devices I tested it with.
You don't even have to drop any cash to play this game – 40 full
levels for free? Yes, please. It's only $2.99 to unlock the entire game,
plus multiplayer with no ads. This is exactly how in-app purchases
should be used. Badland is definitely worth your time and money.
2015-07-10 zhengjx
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