Crayon Physics Review

Crayon Physics Review

Review by Brandon

Crayon Physics is an entertaining puzzle game in which you work your way through various levels and obstacles by collecting stars placed throughout with a small red ball.

Challenging, Physics-Based Puzzles

You start off with simple levels and obstacles, such as the first level in which you simply move the ball across a flat surface. As you complete levels you face more challenging elements such as gaps and seesaws you must cross or blocks that must be moved. While you are limited to using squares and rectangles to overcome the obstacles, the way in which you use them is completely up to you. The game can be quite difficult, and with no hints or option to change difficulty it can be frustrating when stuck.

Draw Your Way to Victory

Crayon Physics has relatively simple and straightforward gameplay. Shapes are drawn or removed with the mouse and used to move the ball and gather stars. A tutorial-like level is provided that introduces a basic way to accomplish such a feat (a large box is drawn and drops onto the ball). More advanced strategies are a bit less intuitive and left you to figure out on your own through experimenting or perhaps by accident.

Sometimes Drawing Can Be Tough

The biggest problem with the controls may be getting the correct size and shape block you desire in place. Drawing a simple line or L-shape is enough to create a square or rectangle (automatically completed by the game), but if not done carefully you can easily end up with blocks far too large or out of place. Although it is not a game-breaking issue, it can be an annoyance to deal with.

Drawing Theme is Well Done

While only a small part of Crayon Physics, the graphics add to the atmosphere and feel of the game. Everything, even the shapes that you create, look as if they have been drawn with a crayon. Your own drawings will randomly be red, blue, or green. There are also other shades and colors used through the levels for various objects (platforms, trees, clouds, etc). The background on which everything is drawn is a simple piece of paper, with graphing lines or folds clearly visible. The graphics are very simple and basic, but this contributes to the theme rather than taking anything away from the game. Crayon Physics also has some music as you play through the game, but the music neither adds nor detracts to the gameplay experience.

Short Game

The gameplay in Crayon Physics is somewhat repetitive. Even though the levels and obstacles may vary, you are limited to the rectangle/square shapes. The various methods and solutions for puzzles does help on this front, giving you a reason to replay the game, even if only for a few times. The game is ultimately very short with only a handful of levels to complete. Even with the ability to go back and try to solve levels differently, this game will likely not last long.

Conclusion - Unique and Free, Worth a Shot

On the whole, Crayon Physics is a fun and challenging game that's well worth the time it takes to download regardless of gaming experience. The multitude of levels, obstacles, and solutions give you a great deal of flexibility and let you solve the puzzle with the most basic moves or an unbelievably complex setup. Simple visuals help draw you into the game and enjoy the experience that lives up to its name despite flaws such as a very short play time and limited shape choice.

You may not play Crayon Physics for very long, but you will enjoy all the time you do get out of it.