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Real world airships are dangerous, arduous death traps that have a history of exploding over densely populated areas. Oddly enough, it is for precisely these reasons, the experiment with a virtual blimp in Grip Games' Blimp: The Flying Adventures corresponds to one of the most enjoyable and downright addictive titles in the PS mini library.
Originally developed for the iPhone and iPad by Crane Balls Studios back in October 2009, Blimp: The Flying Adventures is the latest in a long series of Lunar Lander esque piloting game tasks players with navigating a fastidious dirigible through obstacle-ridden landscapes and death defying scenarios. Doing so requires players to use the thrust and steering controls to maneuver the blimp safely through 20 levels while completing the various objectives which shuttles passengers between the landing pads, gathering supplies, escorting prototype airships and waste to enemy units.
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Control of Blimp is deceptively simple. Players use the left analog stick to steer (or 'core' for PSP owners), X button to apply the gas, and shoulder buttons to throw bombs. Easy right? Wrong. Dead wrong. Despite a few softball levels at the start, climb Blimp has difficulty curve sharply around the midway, forcing players to use the momentum and directional control-intensive operations or risk bashing into oblivion. Truly Blimp: The Flying Adventures is a game composed of equal parts skill and anger management as many of the later levels require short by heart, finely honed motor skills and patience of a monk. A poorly timed eruptions of speed can be set off a chain of collisions that take you back to the beginning. This is especially true in levels, where physical boundaries are far more restrictive and enemies far more likely to be placed on the worst places.
It must be said that the blimp does not come with all its problems honestly. The blimp's smooth movements do not function well in a crowded 2D environment, and without recovery time between injury hits, it is all too common to lose a good chunk of health because of a bad bounce or by grazing an enemy you can not see two seconds earlier .Although combat is quite a task because of the fact that it is almost impossible to locate a good purpose bomb without taking two or three back. Some of these complaints are not as pronounced in lower difficulty levels, but even on its easiest setting - which mercifully removes the time pressure - it's all too easy to ruin a good run with a little slip up.
Fortunately, you will not mind playing levels. From the lush, overgrown forests to snow-air stations and dune-like deserts, each of the game's stages crafted with richly detailed backgrounds and sharp, colorful foreground images. In contrast, the blimp itself as a low-res label moves through the breathtaking landscape photographs. The overall atmosphere is backed by trippy musical tracks that trade standard high-energy video games pop by layer, zen-like compositions. Sure you can die a lot but at least you do not mind making repeated visits.
As far as story goes, Blimp tells the harrowing tale of some war with some guys who are threatening to rebel against some other guys ... or something. To be honest, it's easy to forget why you're shuttling scientists and arbitrary plot MacGuffins, only that you must do so to meet the level's requirements and move forward. To his credit, undoubtedly Blimp trying to tell a story but the way it does - with static, black and white panels inserted between each stage - seems inadequate compared to the rest of Grip Games 'and Crane Balls Studios' talented effort.
Braggarts will be pleased to hear that the blimp also includes a global leaderboard system, but not one that can be accessed via the PS3 or PSP. Points are tallied based on elapsed time, damages and other in-game performance. After each stage, players are given a code that can be loaded at Grip Games' website, which then posts equivalent score on the developer's personal leaderboards for the world to see. It is a nice touch, but a little too many steps for the average gamer.
It's a shame that Blimp: The Flying Adventures has flown under the radar of IOS systems, but perhaps an appearance on the PSN may be what it needs to get his gaming wings. Addictive, challenging and very easy on the eyes, has crafted a Grip Game PS Mini experience that deserves a spin. Just you know, go easy on the gas
