Spectra is a fantastic little track-racer with a killer beat and instantly accessible gameplay. Each song is long enough to provide a good challenge as the track gets more cluttered the longer you play, and the percentage bar showing how much song is left means you’re never left wondering if it’s ever going to end.
Spectra
Gateway Interactive · Jul 10, 2015
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Spectra is a dynamic twitch racing game that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Blast your nimble ship down intricate ribbons of light in time to the dynamic beats and original soundtrack by chiptune artist legend Chipzel.
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- 6.0Spectra is a game that could have been great, but instead falters in some important areas. Solid track design is thrown away with the game instead opting for replayable, but heartless levels. That being said, Spectra is still a title that is worth experiencing thanks to its stellar melding of visuals and sound.
- 6.0For something that tries so hard to test your reflexes, Spectra ultimately tests your patience more than anything else.
- 6.5The game’s simple nature and sharp visuals do work, and I do like the twists that the gameplay introduces in regards to actually avoiding points at times to score, which you of course can see the gameplay in the review. The biggest problem I saw with Spectra was the lack of variety and the sustainability over the long haul, and while it does good on the visual side of a mobile port, it just doesn’t meet the expectations regarding the content that I would expect from a PC release.
- 8.2There are only ten tracks in Spectra, and as much as I’ve raved about the music, it will eventually get a little dull. More variety on that front would be a very welcome addition. All my complaints with the gameplay aside, Spectra is a very well-crafted love letter to similar titles of old, and to see some developers still aim to make a game legitimately challenging without feeling unfair is refreshing to see.
- 5.0I don't usually rely so literally upon Destructoid's scoring guide when assigning a number for a review, but it feels so apt in the case of Spectra. It's like a boring meal that did nothing more than chew up a little time. It does lack any real flavor. It didn't leave me any different than it found me. It's tolerable, but not anything special. Well, the music is special, but it turns out that Spectra can't stand on the merits of its music alone.
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