Glitch Hero Review – Hack for Kids

Some video games are very educational, and we have a reliable example with Glitch Hero

With the arrival of the Christmas period, it's normal for the little ones to hang around the house. A time to enjoy various leisure activities with them as a family, without losing the opportunity to bring something educational into their lives without them seeing it as an obligation. If we are in this position you might be interested Glitch Herothe last work of Artax Games and Didactoons. A very cool way to learn basic programming concepts thanks to the puzzles that the title includes.

Hammering Code

Glitch Hero is an adventure in which we will take control of Ada. This girl is going to break the law Codelanda virtual world developed by his own father. Things are not going well in these fictional places, and it seems that some sort of hack takes control. Fortunately, we will have a huge hammer and our decisive power to deal with each of the situations and return Codeland to its normal state.

The first thing that catches your eye in this title is its difficulty levels. You can play in easy mode (between 6 and 9 years old), normal (between 10 and 12 years old) or in difficult mode (over 12 years old). With this scale we achieve the objective on which this proposal focuses. Whatever difficulty we choose, we will have two very well differentiated playable options.

Modification of the LAG in 3,2,1…

We will spend part of the adventure hammer in hand hitting all enemies within our reach. The view will be aerial, in a style similar to classic Zeldas. In fact, some dungeons may seem familiar to us due to the approach offered by Glitch Hero. Except for robot shredders buggedwe will have to avoid traps and even activate switches remotely with some sort of shot that we will obtain as we progress in the adventure.

Without being an exquisite control, it will be enriched enough to offer a variety of enjoyable fights. There are times when animations fail, and if we march striking with the hammer, we will advance more than once in direct contact with the enemy. He dash It is also not very effective, and although over time we can improve its duration and frequency of use, it is not always reliable. It's not that it's frustrating (if we die, we start again directly in the part of the dungeon where we fell), but it can become annoying at certain times, like when we face a final boss.

Above all, order and discipline

Beyond its most “hectic” aspect, The real incentive to enjoy Glitch Hero lies in its reflective moments. There will be sections in the dungeons where we will have to follow a path marked on the ground using a series of commands. These commands range from basic advancement, turning sideways, punching or even repeating a series of actions created by ourselves.

In the end, unintentionally, we will do basic programming trying to balance the selected actions. for us with what is happening on the screen. This seems like a great idea, and although at times it may seem a little confusing, It is a great achievement for the little ones in the house to begin to become familiar with this language. There are actions that are not so obvious, like repeating a sequence two or three times in a loop, but with patience and perseverance, nothing is impossible.

Beyond classic RGB

Visually, Glitch Hero is very colorful. Each environment we visit will be completely different. We will have from the Clock Tower, deep forests or candy areas where we can enjoy everything that appears on the screen. There will even be animated sequences with a good level of design. Perhaps the worst part for me is the excessive dialogue in the game. Being a title aimed at a children's audience, I would have changed the letters of the dialogues or the whole chain of conversations that we will consume directly or indirectly could have been a little more summarized.

Glitch Hero Conclusion

Artax Games and Didactoons invite us to get started with programming in a very beautiful and simple way. Thanks to Ada we will travel to a virtual world where, in addition to crushing robots with hammers, we will perform other more logical and intelligent functions. The puzzles that we will encounter are very well thought out, you have to order the sequences of commands so that they are executed as they should. It may seem very complex to explain, but thanks to its simple way of showing it, even the little ones in the house will know how to solve the puzzles.

Perhaps where Glitch Hero shines the least is in its combat animations. There are times when Ada doesn't respond well to our commands or gets closer to an enemy than she should. This is not a big problem since if we die, we will respawn practically where we bit the dust, without loss of our items or the money we earned. This, coupled with too much text (for a children's title), may put you off at first. But once we master the game, we will surely enjoy the adventures of this adventurous girl through the virtual world of Codeland.