Trap Adventure 2

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Trap Adventure 2
Developer(s)Hiroyoshi Oshiba
Publisher(s)Hiroyoshi Oshiba
EngineClickteam Fusion 2.5
Platform(s)iOS
ReleaseJune 29, 2016
Genre(s)Platform, adventure, survival
Mode(s)Single-player

Trap Adventure 2 is a 2D platform game made by Hiroyoshi Oshiba. The game is known for its very hard levels, with endless traps similar to Cat Mario.[1][2] It was originally released in 2016 for iOS and it gained popularity in 2018.[3][4][5]

Gameplay[edit]

Trap Adventure 2 is a nightmarish version of the original Super Mario Bros, and has a similar gameplay to Cat Mario. It is mostly a flip-screen game, but one part uses vertical scrolling. The game offers two modes: normal mode and last chance mode. In last chance mode, the player only has one life. An optional normal mode is available via in-app purchase. When bought, the player will have multiple lives and when they level up, they will get more lives. As the player runs and jumps into everything, a never-ending series of spikes, flames and other booby traps appear out of nowhere to kill the player, and once all lives are gone, it forces the player to start the game over again at the beginning with no checkpoints. The number of lives of players will increase as the player passes more levels of the game. Players have stated that the game is impossible to beat,[6][7] although it has been beaten.[8]

Reception[edit]

Polygon describes it as a "masocore" game in the vein of ultra hard platformers.[9] Kotaku says the reason for Trap Adventure 2‘s sudden popularity was a video that was posted on Twitter in January 2018 that illustrates just how cruel and hilarious the game can be.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "We Can't Stop Watching This Cruel Mario Clone". Kotaku. 24 January 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Be warned: 'Trap Adventure 2' phone game is ridiculously difficult". New York Daily News. 25 January 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Trap Adventure 2: A cruel mobile platformer". Gadgetmatch. 6 February 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Hawkins, Derek (January 25, 2018). "'Brilliant, but cruel': This insanely difficult video game will make you want to smash your phone". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Everything you should know about Trap Adventure 2 – possibly the hardest game ever". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  6. ^ "Trap Adventure 2 is a video game that could tempt you to destroy your phone". South China Morning Post. 28 January 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "TRAP ADVENTURE 2 Is a Hilariously Difficult SUPER MARIO BROS. Clone". Nerdist. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  8. ^ Trap Adventure 2 Speedrun 4:56.50, retrieved 2021-03-19
  9. ^ "How to play Trap Adventure 2, the cruel platformer blowing up on Twitter". Polygon. 24 January 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

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