The Impossible Game Explained

The Impossible Game
Developer:	Fluke Games, Grip Games
Publisher:	Fluke Games
Released:	Xbox 360 (2009), Amazon, Android, iOS, PSP, PS3 (2011), Windows, macOS, Linux (2014)
Genre:	Platform
Modes:	Single-player

The Impossible Game is a 2009 one-button platform game developed and published by Fluke Games.^{[1] [2]} The Windows, macOS and Linux port was developed by Grip Games.^[3]

Gameplay

The objective of the game is to guide a cube over spikes and pits. There are 5 levels in the game (2 in iOS and Android normal versions), four of which with original music.

In Normal Mode, If the player dies in this mode, the level starts over.

In Practice Mode, flags (checkpoints) can be placed. If the player dies in this mode, the player respawns at the flag they recently placed. Each time a level is beaten, a medal is awarded depending on the way they beat it.

Level editor

On the PC version of the game, there is a level editor available, which players can use to make their own levels, and custom music may be used.

Reception

The Impossible Game received generally mixed reviews. On Metacritic, the PC version received an aggregated score of 64.^[4] On GameRankings, it received 60% on Xbox 360,^[5] 67% on iOS,^[6] 87% on PSP,^[7] and 67% on PC.^[8] Eurogamer gave the Xbox 360 version a 6/10, stating that "it's monumentally frustrating, but also bafflingly addictive as you continually try to make precious progress".^[1]

Sequel

A sequel, The Impossible Game 2, was announced by Fluke Games in 2021 and released in March 2022.^{[9] [10]}

See also

• Geometry Dash, a game with a similar gameplay mechanism as one of the prominent features, and was originally inspired by The Impossible Game.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reed. Kristan. 2010-04-02. Download Games Roundup • Page 2. 2021-11-14. Eurogamer. en.
2. Web site: Fluke Games. 2021-11-14. www.flukegames.com.
3. Web site: The Impossible Game on Steam. 2021-11-14. store.steampowered.com. en.
4. Web site: The Impossible Game PC . Metacritic . 10 April 2015.
5. Web site: The Impossible Game for Xbox 360 . GameRankings . 17 September 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209015651/https://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/980385-the-impossible-game/index.html. 9 December 2019.
6. Web site: The Impossible Game for iOS (iPhone/iPad) . GameRankings . 17 September 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209014911/https://www.gamerankings.com/iphone/696022-the-impossible-game/index.html. 9 December 2019.
7. Web site: The Impossible Game for PSP . GameRankings . 17 September 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209011756/https://www.gamerankings.com/psp/640855-the-impossible-game/index.html. 9 December 2019.
8. >Web site: The Impossible Game for PC . GameRankings . 17 September 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209011107/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/794175-the-impossible-game/index.html. 9 December 2019.
9. Web site: 2021-11-03 . The Impossible Game 2 is going to torment us on iOS and Android . 2021-11-14 . Destructoid . en-CA.
10. Web site: en-gb . The Impossible Game 2 is back to torture players on Android and iOS . Tanish . Botadkar . 2022-03-04 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305022308/https://www.pocketgamer.com/the-impossible-game-2/official-launch-android-ios/ . 2022-03-05 . live .