Snake Pass

A very unusual way of controlling the hero, overall high quality and well designed levels make Snake Pass a very pleasant game. It won't become a legend, it won't spark a revolution in the platformer genre but it will be a joy to play for everyone that tries it.

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Snake Pass is a fascinating take on the 3D platforming genre. It features conventional progression and collectables with a non-conventional control scheme that seeks to test your mettle and dexterity. The game takes a step away from Indie-brand self-reference and expositional stories to present a unique gaming experience that feels incredibly rewarding to master. We can only hope for more, as this tale of Noodle and Doodle is heaped with oodles of charm.

Control difficulties aside, Snake Pass is one of the most unique games I’ve played in a long time and can be incredibly rewarding. Successfully slithering and curling around bamboo and other obstacles feels really great and makes traversing the world a lot of fun. There are absolutely moments of frustration, but not enough to overshadow what is otherwise a really unique and fun adventure.

Snake Pass is held back from greatness by a troublesome camera and poor textures, but it is quite charming and innovates with its snake gameplay, which still has tons of untapped potential. I can’t wait to see what Noodle and Doodle get themselves into next, as Snake Pass’s mechanics can only be fleshed out even more from here.

Aside from some niggling pitfalls – many of which will be mitigated or exacerbated by your level of patience – Snake Pass is a success; a delightful throwback to the classic puzzle platformer of yonder that levels a keen eye on trying to expand modern control sensibility.

Snake Pass is quite interesting title, fun and well designed. It has a strange control system, but that's part of its fun, and although it's not very long, it's priced accordingly.

Snake Pass is a fun and original gameplay experiment that works well to offer us a good and charming exploration game.

Snake Pass will require some patience in the beginning, but then it opens up as a platformer that offers smooth controls, innovative levels and colorful graphics.

It's been a while since we lost our temper with a videogame. The peculiar control system and the physics that rule the movement of a snake are at the same time the good and the bad of Snake Pass. Despite its cheerful appearances and the good level design, the game is difficult, and not always in a good way.

If anything, Snake Pass hinges on a neat little idea that's been executed in a flawed and therefor frustrating way.