The best games sneak up on you like Christmas, and the Gamescom reveal of the new Locoroco game couldn’t have been better timed – it’s only been a matter of a few short months since we first heard about the new adventures of Kulche and friends – and it’s out tomorrow. Branded to coincide with Halloween, Midnight Carnival is actually much more than a spooky subset of levels, the sixteen main sections of the World Map actually span a few different themes and each brings with it its own sense of character – the Winter levels have huge friction-free icy half pipes, for example. Sixteen levels might not seem like a huge amount, and to be fair a lot of them are actually quite short, but this time around a fair bit of work has been done upping the difficulty level and translating the addictive, intuitive two button controls into more of a platformer than anything we’ve seen before in the Locoroco world – jumpable chasms that cause death being a particular shock early in the game. Each of the levels can also be attempted in multiplayer – Midnight Carnival supports four player ad-hoc multiplayer so make sure you test out the game with friends nearby as the local interaction between players is a really nice touch, especially when you’re playing cooperatively. In here you can buy various items for your LocoRoco and lots of different things for the game itself, with successful playing of the main game unlocking additional items such as a camera (so you can take screenshots) and a practice level, great for honing your flick chain skills before opting to take on the world at a Time attack. Midnight Carnival is a completist’s dream – each level of the World Map shows you which MuiMui you’ve found, your current best record, the time to beat and which medals you’ve picked up – and whilst it’s true that sixteen levels is much less than the other ‘proper’ Locoroco games in my opinion there’s just as much here to enjoy than ever before, especially given the £11. read more
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