Lovely Planet 2: April Skies

Lovely Planet 2: April Skies is a first-person shooter platform video game developed by Indian indie developer Quicktequila and published by tinyBuild. It was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux in June 2019. The game is a sequel to 2014's Lovely Planet. The game received mixed reviews from critics.

Lovely Planet 2: April Skies
Developer(s)Quicktequila
Publisher(s)tinyBuild
Composer(s)Calum Bowen
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Windows
OS X
Linux
ReleaseJune 18, 2019
Genre(s)First-person shooter, platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, April Skies is a speedrunning-focused first-person shooter where the player must complete the level as fast as possible to progress. Levels are split up into larger areas. Being hit by a bullet, falling, or touching enemies causes the player to die instantly, memorizing levels is a key mechanic to progressing.[1]

It has been considered easier than its predecessor. The game contains over 100 levels.[2]

Development

The game's music and tone have been compared to Katamari Damacy.[3] Calum Bowen returned to compose the music.[4]

Reception

Felix Wong of CogConnected rated the game 85/100 and called the it "brutal but strangely addictive". He stated difficulty and death "felt fair", but the game was too similar to its predecessor.[5]

Scott Ellison of Saving Content rated the game 4/5, calling it a "fast and fluid speedrunner". He noted the mechanic of dying instantly can become "frustrating".[6]

The game received mixed reception, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[7]

References
  1. "Lovely Planet 2 Review". COGConnected. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. "Review: Lovely Planet 2: April Skies is lovely, simply lovely". MS Power User. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. "Lovely Planet 2: April Skies Review". Well Played. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. "Lovely Planet 2: April Skies". QuickTequila. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. "LOVELY PLANET 2: APRIL SKIES REVIEW – AS LOVELY AS EVER BEFORE". CogConnected. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. "April Skies Review". Saving Content. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. "Lovely Planet 2: April Skies". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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