Apple Arcade review #82: Star Fetched

Star Fetched is a Metroidvania-style platform game with a somewhat psychedelic art style and virtual button controls.

I found the controls difficult to get to grips with. Pulling off precision jumping and shooting is a real challenge, and it doesn’t help that it’s sometimes hard to differentiate enemies from the environment. Switching to swipe controls in the settings helped a bit. There are equipment upgrades, though I don’t know if these improve the game experience any. I didn’t get far enough to see for myself.

Aside from the art, there’s little here that’s not done better elsewhere. If you’re looking for platform games, Apple Arcade already has Crossy Road Castle and Rayman Mini, both of which are great. There may not be many other Metroidvania games, but Star Fetched doesn’t seem to bring anything new to the table. If you’re a huge fan of the genre, give it a go. If not, there are better games on the service.

Link: https://apps.apple.com/no/app/star-fetched/id1461504229