Part Time UFO

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  • Summary: Help the citizens of earth as a cute little UFO with a handy extendable claw

    Move objects to the designated platform and balance, arrange, and build to help earthlings complete jobs! Tasks range from farming, fishing, and stacking cheerleaders. Waitwhat? Each puzzling job has multiple    Help the citizens of earth as a cute little UFO with a handy extendable claw

    Move objects to the designated platform and balance, arrange, and build to help earthlings complete jobs! Tasks range from farming, fishing, and stacking cheerleaders. Waitwhat? Each puzzling job has multiple objectives hinted at through pictures. Solve them to earn in-game medals and unlock even more jobsjust keep an eye on the timer.

    Pass a Joy-Con controller to a friend for some duo UFO puzzle solving

    Recruit a friend and complete any job in cooperative mode. Each job also has a more difficult variation that's perfect for two players. Jobs may have more objects to move or other challenges to keep the action fresh for your UFO buddy. Two claws are better than one!

    Reach for the stars (and a high score) in the Tower of Infinity

    The sky's the limit in the Tower of Infinity mode! Stack objects that are flown in on helicopters to build the tallest tower you can. Be careful not to let anything fall of the platform or the round will end. A second player can join you on your journey to build the tallest tower possible.

    *Take on jobs like helping a farmer load a truck, arranging circus animals, and rebuilding a temple. In addition to the medals you'll earn to unlock other stages, you'll receive some in-game currency for each job you complete. Redeem your hard-earned currency for adorably useful costumes. Dress like a ninja for a sneaky look and a speed boost, or don the safety helmet to stop quickly when zooming around the screen.
    *Check out the Feats of Glory for extra challenges to complete as you play. For example, try to transport a total of 160 objects across all jobs or get a total of 54 medals. Complete four of these feats to unlock an animated illustration.
    *Once you master your claw-swinging, object-stacking skills, you can go for a treasure hunt! In this mode you must solve puzzles and collect treasure as you explore treacherous ruins. Whether you want to help out earthlings, build your Tower of Infinity, or explore for treasure, the Part Time UFO game is full time fun.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. TouchArcade
    Mar 1, 2018
    100
    The only remotely negative thing I can say about Part Time UFO is that it does end eventually. You'll probably need to replay many of the stages to finish all of the hidden goals, but sooner or later those 25+ stages will be exhausted and all of the costumes will be unlocked. I think the enjoyable mechanics make it fun to go back to levels and see what kind of different results you can get, but some might be turned off by a paid game that you can play through in just a few hours of dedicated play. If that's you, well, with all due respect, you can go kick rocks. Part Time UFO is great, and I hope this isn't just a one-shot effort from HAL.
  2. AppAdvice
    May 10, 2018
    93
    I only found Part Time UFO by chance, but I'm so glad I did. The graphics are sweet and enchanting, the sound design is amazing, and the controls are responsive. It does take some practice to master the physics sometimes, but it's still enjoyable. Plus, playing dress up is fun and gives you some useful abilities.
  3. Pocket Gamer UK
    Mar 2, 2018
    90
    Part Time UFO is a wonderfully intuitive, unapologetically mobile arcade game that's guaranteed to brighten up any day.
  4. Multiplayer.it
    Mar 19, 2018
    86
    Part Time UFO is a great debut for Hal Laboratory on mobile platforms, delivering a charming and fun experience that could easily have been a very good eShop game on 3DS.
  5. Destructoid
    Mar 4, 2018
    80
    Part Time UFO is a HAL Laboratory classic through and through. It’s cute, charming, and challenging. It may not set the mobile world on fire, but honestly, it’s the exact type of game I’d love to see more of from the old-school titans of the industry.
  6. Metro GameCentral
    Feb 28, 2018
    80
    As a junior UFO recently arrived on Earth, you need to find a job helping people using your giant mechanical claw. So begins this charming grabbing and balancing game, with graphics and soundtrack that will take you straight back to the best of the SNES. Mechanically perfect, but also fastidious in its attention to detail, each level’s three medals, awarded for completing specific details within each puzzle, elevate it to an entirely new plane, forcing you to think and practise enough to get everything right in a game with surprising and joyous hidden depths. The game is also notable for being the work of Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creators HAL Laboratory, who many assume are owned by Nintendo but are in fact an independent company.
  7. NintendoWorldReport
    Mar 1, 2018
    75
    It’s refreshing to find an entirely self-contained mobile game that doesn’t have in-app purchases and doesn’t require a constant internet connection. Sadly you can reach the end in one play session and it doesn’t take much longer for 100% completion, but it’s worth the price of entry for the joy of that Nintendo polish in mobile form.

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Awards & Rankings

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#22 Best iOS Game of 2018
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#49 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2018
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#22 Most Shared iOS Game of 2018

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