Tomb of the Mask
by Happymagenta UAB

                                      

You’ll get the odd douchebag who will compare Tomb of the Mask to Pac-Man – however they are wrong to do so. Apart from the odd passing similarity such as the old school graphics and the fact it takes place in a maze, Tomb of the Mask is a completely different, standalone and ultimately very entertaining game.

The aim of the game is to transverse Mayan themed labyrinth stages avoiding various booby traps whilst collecting dots (but not like Pac-Man!), as well as coins, stars and power ups (but not fruit - proper power ups!) as you go. The key to success is definitely pin point precision turning, as the game mechanics are super quick – you dash from wall to wall lightning fast.

My biggest problem- and in all fairness my only problem - is the ‘5 lives wait 25’ policy. It’s not the policy itself (as pretty much every free-to-play game uses this method I’m soooo used to it now) it’s the amount of lives. Because the game is so quick you can blow through all 5 lives in a matter of minutes - which is very frustrating.  You can play in the stage-less, energy-less arcade mode but without the objectives pf the main game its not the same.

With its retro Commodore 64 style graphics, addictive, enjoyable (and un-Pac-Man like) gameplay, Tomb of the Mask is an awesome game. However because of the fact you only get to play for a couple of minutes every few hours I am forced to give it lower score that this brilliant game actually deserves.

3/5