It’s been an excellent whereas since I reviewed the primary Superior Pea recreation, and I have to say the wee lad has had one thing of a glow up. It appears to be like just like the bar has been lifted, as Superior Pea 3 marks the ultimate outing for our wholesome little hero.
This time across the journey is introduced in full color, the tried and examined pixel graphics stay however are a lot simpler on the attention. The greenwashed CRT model has been achieved away with and that is additionally true of the world map setup. As an alternative you play by way of all 69 levels sequentially, hopping straight from one to the opposite. You’ll be able to head again to the primary menu and play any of them once more after finishing them, when you ought to want.
Superior Pea 3 carries on very a lot within the vein of its two predecessors, with the quick paced platformer requiring simply as a lot precision to make it by way of every stage. One factor that struck me was that this time round issues felt rather more difficult. That is just about from the phrase go too. There’s no hand holding, you’re thrown straight in and as quickly as you clock the loss of life counter on the high of the display screen, you possibly can guess what sort of trip you’re in for.
It’s hazards galore and when you come inside even a whisker of a spike or an axe, you’ll be taken proper again to the beginning of the extent. There are just a few different variables thrown into the combo, comparable to crumbling platformers, buzzsaws and floating spike balls. In all honesty, for these of you who’ve performed one of these recreation earlier than, it can all really feel very acquainted.
In every degree there are a selection of cash to gather, and achievements up for grabs for doing so in sure ranges. That is the place Superior Pea 3 surprisingly avoids the same old routine of effortlessly raining down Gamerscore on you in return for little or no effort. Nevertheless, your fundamental intention is to seize the important thing, which can unlock the exit portal to the following stage.
The titular vegetable strikes shortly, and has a sure weight to him. He can solely leap and sprint, however you possibly can seize pickups in mid air which can mean you can repeat these manoeuvres. That is the place the tougher segments are available in, as you’ll need to time your strikes to perfection. Nothing much less will suffice.
Climbing and leaping between partitions can also be doable, and certainly needed in lots of ranges, but it surely’s one thing of a nightmare to regulate with precision. As an alternative, I discovered myself sliding down right into a spiky loss of life, or letting go utterly and plunging to, properly, a spiky loss of life. It is because it’s good to not solely level the thumbstick towards the wall you want to climb, but additionally then transfer up or down with out breaking contact. It’s as troublesome because it sounds. Fortunately, utilizing the D-Pad as an alternative of a thumbstick appeared to make the controls rather more comfy, and fewer liable to errors.
Nevertheless, when you get previous these frustrations, Superior Pea 3 is sweet enjoyable and presents a satisfying problem curve to beat. Certain, at occasions you’ll need to depart an Xbox formed controller in your wall, however you’ll by no means get pushed to that time; simply near it at occasions.
That stated, you’ll almost certainly grasp all the degrees in a few hours after which your time with Superior Pea 3 can be at an finish. Nonetheless, at a modest asking value of £4.19 it’s laborious to grouse actually.
Superior Pea 3 bears all of the hallmarks of the various, many platform video games that got here earlier than it. That doesn’t stop it from being a strong couple of hours of enjoyable nevertheless, and presumably the very best within the sequence. It’s at all times good to exit on a excessive.
