Badland
Badland guides a group of dark creatures through automatic flight, using one-button flapping, inertia, size changes, rotating machinery, traps, physics, and local cooperative or competitive stages. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.5 / 10
About this game
Badland guides a group of dark creatures through automatic flight, using one-button flapping, inertia, size changes, rotating machinery, traps, physics, and local cooperative or competitive stages. One-button control and momentum are immediate, while silhouette art, environmental animation, and transforming levels create strong atmosphere, with multiplayer adding chaos. Collision and trial-and-error can feel harsh, late mechanisms begin to repeat, and cooperation needs coordination. The design remains polished and distinctive. This description covers the original ps3 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Badland guides a group of dark creatures through automatic flight, using one-button flapping, inertia, size changes, rotating machinery, traps, physics, and local cooperative or competitive stages.
One-button control and momentum are immediate, while silhouette art, environmental animation, and transforming levels create strong atmosphere, with multiplayer adding chaos. Collision and trial-and-error can feel harsh, late mechanisms begin to repeat, and cooperation needs coordination. The design remains polished and distinctive. Overall, its main strengths are One-button physics and transforming stages are refined; Silhouettes, animation, and multiplayer stand out. Its material limitations are Collision and trial-and-error can be harsh; Late mechanisms repeat and co-op needs coordination. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- One-button physics and transforming stages are refined
- Silhouettes, animation, and multiplayer stand out
Weaknesses
- Collision and trial-and-error can be harsh
- Late mechanisms repeat and co-op needs coordination
Who it is for: Players who value one-button physics and transforming stages are refined and can accept this release's limitations.
Play notes: Before playing, expect collision and trial-and-error can be harsh and late mechanisms repeat and co-op needs coordination; this assessment covers the catalogued release.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Silhouettes, animation, and multiplayer stand out; Late mechanisms repeat and co-op needs coordination. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension One-button physics and transforming stages are refined; Collision and trial-and-error can be harsh. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Silhouettes, animation, and multiplayer stand out; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps3 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Collision and trial-and-error can be harsh. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Frogmind
- Publisher
- Frogmind
- Release date
- 2013
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genrePuzzle
- Tags
- Puzzle SolvingSolo-friendlyLocal Co-opFamily-friendlyReplayableSide-scrolling2D GraphicsPlatforming
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2013
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