Escape Plan

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  • Summary: From the producers behind Fat Princess, comes an original new experience -- Escape Plan. Escape Plan takes advantage of the Vita system's multi-touch display, rear touch panel, swipe interfaces and motion sensor, putting the fate of the hapless heroes in the palm of your hand. Players canFrom the producers behind Fat Princess, comes an original new experience -- Escape Plan. Escape Plan takes advantage of the Vita system's multi-touch display, rear touch panel, swipe interfaces and motion sensor, putting the fate of the hapless heroes in the palm of your hand. Players can swipe, squeeze, poke and slap Lil and Laarg to manipulate the characters and interact with the diverse environments. Only you can help them survive each deadly room before their captor and nemesis, Bakuki, recycles them and turns them into his minions... or sheep. [Sony]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 50
  3. Negative: 1 out of 50
  1. Gameblog.fr
    Feb 23, 2012
    90
    Affordable, yet masterfully produced, with a very strong visual identity, this action puzzle game offers an unusual gameplay that works surprisingly well when grasped. It's a very nice, well-priced game that offers 4 to 5 hours of gameplay for puzzle and scoring aficionados.
  2. Play UK
    Mar 28, 2012
    81
    It's good fun, testing both your problem solving and manual dexterity, and it makes good use of PS Vita's controls. [Issue#216, p.73]
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 24, 2012
    80
    Escape Plan is a hard and fast but extremely fun puzzle-game that takes advantage from the unique features of Sony's latest hardware platform to deliver a rewarding and visually pleasing product. Believe us: this is one of the strongest titles in the PlayStation Vita's launch library.
  4. Joystiq
    Feb 22, 2012
    70
    My absolute favorite feature of Escape Plan is the ability to skip levels. As the game helpfully, and humiliatingly, tells you after a few failures, you can skip any level and move onto the next one.
  5. Edge Magazine
    Mar 5, 2012
    70
    It's not perfect, and even skilled players will struggle with some of the more demanding multitasking required for certain scenarios (the level-skip is an acknowledgement of the inconsistent difficulty), but it's clever, cunning and entertaining.
  6. Eurogamer Sweden
    Mar 30, 2012
    60
    Although the design is sublime and the puzzles present a healthy challenge, Escape Plan is hampered by imprecise controls and a far too slow tempo. Making the player wait for several seconds before they can start playing each and every room makes for a frustrating experience, and makes it less than perfect for playing on the go.
  7. Destructoid
    Feb 16, 2012
    45
    Escape Plan never aims to be anything more than a showcase of the PlayStation Vita's touch controls, but said controls are so insensitive and poorly implemented that the best it can hope for is to be used as an example of what not to do when designing a Vita game.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. GhostMachine
    Feb 16, 2012
    10
    I haven't had fun playing a puzzle game since Portal 2. I especially love the black & white world. Also it's only $15. I'd recommend this gameI haven't had fun playing a puzzle game since Portal 2. I especially love the black & white world. Also it's only $15. I'd recommend this game to anybody.… Expand
  2. rancor
    Mar 4, 2012
    10
    This game is awesome. I'm not sure why it didn't score well among journalist but I have a lot of fun playing it. Also the puzzles are reallyThis game is awesome. I'm not sure why it didn't score well among journalist but I have a lot of fun playing it. Also the puzzles are really challenging. I haven't had this much trouble figuring out puzzles since Portal. If you like being challenged, I recommend this to you.… Expand
  4. c0mmander
    Jun 14, 2012
    9
    I Previously reviewed this game and gave it a 7 due to various problems with how the game handled and the longevity of the game being cons andI Previously reviewed this game and gave it a 7 due to various problems with how the game handled and the longevity of the game being cons and the pros being style and for its general substance. However I now feel this game is substantially better than it was upon its intial realease as Fun Bits Interactive have repeatedly updated the game to be in a much more playable and enjoyable game than all style not enough fun approach it had before. I now thoroughly enjoy this game as the ddevelopers have gravely improved it even releasing some great DLC to improve the longevity of the experience that was previously quite short in the form of free DLC in an update and DLC which was for a limited time juse £0.21 which was great! So my updated scores are as follows; Gameplay: 8.5, Graphics: 7.5, Presentation: 9 , Lasting appeal: 8… Expand
  5. ThePalacePlayer
    Apr 12, 2012
    8
    Escape Plan just got a whole lot better since yesterday, when a free patch came out and corrected some frustrating moments. Now the game isEscape Plan just got a whole lot better since yesterday, when a free patch came out and corrected some frustrating moments. Now the game is really worth your money, there's a lot of fun to be had here. You will die all the time, but it's so outrageous and crazy that you don't mind. a good purchase… Expand
  6. OttawaExile
    Dec 13, 2014
    7
    I remember when Vita launched this was touted as one of if the not best launch games. After trying it out I'm a little underwhelmed. TheI remember when Vita launched this was touted as one of if the not best launch games. After trying it out I'm a little underwhelmed. The atmosphere is great, it makes good use of the Vitas various capabilities but I found the difficulty varied between painfully easy and frustratingly hard, now that being said I'm not a huge "puzzler guy" so maybe I'm just being a baby about it. Is you have ps plus snag it, otherwise if would only pay for it his game if it is sale.… Expand
  7. INU4SH4
    Sep 6, 2020
    6
    Escape Plan is basically a game that fully uses the features of the handheld but it's not really a deep one. It sometimes feels like a VITAEscape Plan is basically a game that fully uses the features of the handheld but it's not really a deep one. It sometimes feels like a VITA game but also has its own identity. If you're into puzzles and the Touch-screen gimmick you should have some fun with it. I know I had but this isn't really that great of a game unless you actually want to fully use your VITA features. But I'd recommend Gravity Rush or Uncharted: The Golden Abyss over this.… Expand
  8. FriedConsole
    Nov 6, 2012
    2
    This game is annoying. I spent more time wrestling with the controls than using my brain to solve the puzzles. It annoying puts the numberThis game is annoying. I spent more time wrestling with the controls than using my brain to solve the puzzles. It annoying puts the number of deaths on your character and every time I look at it I am reminded that half of that number is because those guys wouldn't do what I wanted them to do. Seems like it was meant for the iPhone with all the touch controls. The Vita has a nice control pad they could have used. Really hate this game and I already removed it from my Vita. Dokuro is a much better game despite it being $5 more.… Expand

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#39 Best PS Vita Game of 2012
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#26 Most Discussed PS Vita Game of 2012
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#60 Most Shared PS Vita Game of 2012