It’s just a shame that only local multiplayer is available – you can’t play with or against others online. And for those who do want to exert their dominance over friends or family members, there’s a completive multiplayer mode too. Up to four players can get involved in the game’s campaign, all racing to get to each level’s exit point in the quickest time albeit working as a team. You’ll want to replay levels in order to try and climb up the leaderboards.Īeon Drive is not a game that has be enjoyed alone, either. The addition of leaderboards for each level also makes it rather addictive. It’s colourful and fast-paced, and has a soundtrack that makes you want to move with haste. And there is a lot to like about Aeon Drive. Still, after a while you get used to this little hiccup, and it doesn’t affect your enjoyment of the game too much.
A little too late and you might lose valuable momentum. Steer in the opposite direction a little too early and Jackelyne might not wall jump at all. Getting the timing just right, then, can be a bit finicky.
You’ll need to hold the direction of the wall you wish to spring from, otherwise Jackelyne won’t stick to it for you to jump away from it. You’ll need to employ all of the moves available to Jackelyne to complete the levels as quickly as possible, and only one of them feels counter-intuitive at times, which is the wall jump. Jackelyne has another blade that can be used to slice them at close range, too. Some tight gaps at ground level can also be slid though, and both the dagger and slide manoeuvres can be used to damage enemies. It’s a handy manoeuvre for getting through tight gaps or laser beams blocking her path. She can throw a dagger, for example, which will stick into objects such as walls and allow her to teleport to them. Running and jumping are the bread and butter of your actions here, but Jackelyne does have some other tricks up her sleeve.
But you don’t need them, and by using them you’ll certainly not be at the top of the speedrunning leaderboards. Thankfully you can extend the time available if needs be by finding canisters of energy and then activating them. It can be tricky with only thirty seconds on the clock, and should time run out it’s game over. But chances are you’ll have to repeat many levels multiple times before being successful, bumping that playing time up considerably.Īs Jackelyne, your goal is to reach the exit point on each level, avoiding obstacles, hazards and enemies along the way. Still, with you aiming to complete each level in under 30 seconds, you could technically be done with Aeon Drive in about an hour. So, that’s 100 levels overall, which is a number that isn’t to be sniffed at. And so begins Aeon Drive, a game with speedrunning at its core.Īeon Drive‘s campaign mode presents players with 10 sectors of Neo Barcelona to dash through, each split into 10 levels. She’ll be saving the city from impending doom in the process, too. But there’s a ray of hope – if she’s fast enough, she can dash through the neon-lit streets and recover the drive cores she needs to once again take flight. A space ranger, she’s crashed her ship and is now stranded in Neo Barcelona. Run through time itself! Aeon Drive features a unique time-warping system that saves players the frustration of repetition and keeps the challenge fresh.Aeon Drive is a 2D platformer for those who like to live life in the fast lane.With the power sword, teleportation dagger and unique skill to control time, Jackelyne has to find all the Drive Cores to fix her ship – and save the city from impending doom. Desperately trying to get home, she crash-lands her spaceship into the middle of a bustling metropolis, Neo Barcelona. You’ll play as Jackelyne, a young space ranger from another dimension. Set in the neon-colored landscape of Neo Barcelona, Aeon Drive is an action platformer with a speedrunning twist! Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or with up to 4 friends, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city – and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
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