One of our favorite iOS games is Alto’s Adventure. Continuation Alto’s Odyssey is now in the App Store and this is what you can expect from it.
Alto’s Odyssey: beautiful, but more of the same
Alto’s Adventure is not only one of our favorite iOS games of the past few years, but also the game we have probably played the most. In Alto’s Adventure you slide through the snow on your snowboard and do backflips for points.
Every time you try to progress, get a higher score and complete missions. The beautiful style and soothing music complete it. It is therefore not surprising that we have been eagerly awaiting the sequel Alto’s Odyssey. The game is now available on the App Store.
Boarding through the desert
The snow plains from Adventure have been exchanged for the desert. Combine that with different lighting and colors and you immediately have a completely different atmosphere. The desert is also filled with new elements, such as balloons that keep the streamers up and whirlwinds that make you jump. You also sometimes take a dip in water, or board yourself against a wall to get further. Especially the latter gives an extra dimension to the gameplay and that is very welcome.
For the rest, Alto’s Odyssey is mainly very similar to the original. On the one hand, that’s okay, because the gameplay is rock solid. With the push of a button you jump by holding and turn in your air. It is then your job to get back on the ground, otherwise you will fall off your board and have to start again.
The abysses have also been slightly adjusted in Odyssey, with, for example, a falling bridge or a hot air balloon that you bounce on. Furthermore, the game plays surprisingly the same and that is a shame.
Expansion
The game costs 5.49 euros and for that price we would have liked a little more innovation. Now it feels more like an expansion of Adventure with a new area. This does not alter the fact that Alto’s Odyssey is again beautiful to play and to watch. From the colors when the sun comes up to the intense sandstorm.
The simple controls are also enough to keep you glued to the screen for hours. Did you not play the original or do you simply want more of the same? Then Alto’s Odyssey is the right place for you. You can download Alto’s Odyssey via the link below in the App Store for 5.49 euros.
→ Download Alto’s Odyssey from the App Store (5.49 euros)
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