Review:: Freekscape: Escape From Hell

To be honest, I was never sold on PSP minis in any way. I’d rather pay top dollar for great games than nickel and dime for a sub par experience. Kidguru Games’ PSP mini, Freekscape: Escape From Hell looked promising enough to where it might change my mind about these inexpensive downloadables. Hit the jump to see if it did.

In Freekscape: Escape From Hell, you play Freek. In short, he’s Satan’s eternal slave. As you would expect, he’s looking to escape hell and Satan’s indefinite servitude with the help of a holy trident he stumbles across in the beginning of his journey. There will be 40 levels to progress through in a Super Mario like manner, and each has a target time for those looking for more to do after it’s all over. It’s nothing outstanding, but it’s a fun, quirky way to progress the game and keep interest for it’s short duration.

Freekscape ultimately boils down to a puzzle-platformer, and a pretty good one in fact. Freek uses his trident to skewer various creatures through out hell that all have certain abilities. Some will help you jump up to higher platforms, and others break through walls. Clever puzzle design is what is what’s most important in a game like this, and that it has. It will begin easy, but end up requiring a good amount of thinking for those like myself. It’s a system that works well, and a light hearted platformer like this was needed in this sea of over done action games.

Graphically, Freekscape: Escape From Hell looks great for such an inexpensive title. For games this cheap, you wouldn’t expect to see it rendered in 3D. It’s not really technically impressive, but everything runs smoothly and looks pleasant.  There are obviously titles on the PSP that looks much better, but for what it’s worth I can’t complain at all. The sound, as well, is great. In its own way. There isn’t really much there, but there is a song that plays in the background of the game that will be embedded in you until you hum it out of your brain.

Overall, Freekscape: Escape From Hell is a game that you can only be happy for purchasing. It’s nothing worthy of mass recognition, but it’s definitely worth it’s asking price. It’s only $4.99. It’s surprising to see such well thought out gameplay and lovable presentation put into in such an inexpensive title, so my hat is off to Kidguru Games.

8.0/10

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