The Bridge (video game)

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The Bridge
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Developer(s) The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Publisher(s) The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Designer(s) Ty Taylor
Vega Castañeda
Programmer(s) Ty Taylor
Artist(s) Vega Castañeda [1]
Composer(s) Kevin MacLeod
Engine Unity
Platform(s)
Windows
Release
February 22, 2013
  • Windows
    February 22, 2013 [2]
    Xbox 360
    November 13, 2013 [3]
    Linux, OS X
    May 15, 2014 [4]
    Android, Fire TV
    June 30, 2014[ citation needed ]
    Xbox One
    August 14, 2015 [5]
    Ouya, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
    August 18, 2015 [5]
    Wii U
    August 20, 2015 [5]
    Switch
    September 7, 2017 [6]
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player

The Bridge is a 2013 puzzle video game designed by Ty Taylor and developed by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild [7] for Microsoft Windows. It was later ported to Linux, Mac OS X, Amazon Fire TV, Android, Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live Arcade), Xbox One, Ouya, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch. The player controls an Escher-like character and the rotation of the 2D environment, which affects gravity based on the changing orientation of the landscape. [2]

Contents

Plot

The game opens with the nameless main character sleeping under an apple tree. After an apple hits him in the head and wakes him up, he is guided to his house with three doors, behind which lie further doors and levels. The story is explained through the environment and post-world text as the game progresses. [7] [8]

Gameplay

The goal of each level is to get the main character to the exit door. The game's puzzles are inspired by the art of M. C. Escher and like his artworks, each level unfolds in grayscale with hand-drawn illustrations. [9] The player can rotate the world using the arrow keys, changing the gravitational direction of individual objects, or control the main character with A and D to go left and right. [7] [2]

The Wii U version utilizes the GamePad touch and accelerometer. The player can use the GamePad's touch capabilities to interact with the world to move the character, open doors, activate objects, and interact with the menu system and UI. The player can also tilt the GamePad to rotate gravity in the game.[ citation needed ]

Reception

The Bridge received positive reviews from critics. It has an aggregate score of 74/100 on Metacritic. [10] The game won the 2012 Indie Game Challenge award for Achievement in Art Direction and Achievement in Gameplay. [16]

References

  1. ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/204240/The_Bridge/
  2. 1 2 3 4 Marchiafava, Jeff (February 26, 2013). "Stumbling Toward Fun At A Sluggish Pace". Game Informer . Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Bridge". Xbox Live Marketplace. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ Suszek, Mike (May 12, 2014). "The Bridge crosses over to Mac, Linux next week". Engadget .
  5. 1 2 3 McFerran, Damien (August 11, 2015). "Award-Winning Logic Puzzler The Bridge Launches On The Wii U eShop This Month". Nintendo Life.
  6. ↑ Cousins, Jon (September 3, 2017). "The Bridge Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life.
  7. 1 2 3 Hancock, Patrick (March 7, 2013). "It turns out that ceilings can be floors". Destructoid . Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  8. 1 2 Whitehead, Dan (March 1, 2013). "The Bridge review - Let's twist again". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  9. 1 2 Johnson, Leif (March 1, 2013). "The Bridge Review - GameSpot.com". GameSpot . Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "The Bridge (2013) for PC Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Bridge for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Bridge for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ "The Bridge for Wii U Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  14. ↑ "The Bridge for Switch Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  15. ↑ Bowling, Steve (August 19, 2015). "The Bridge (Wii U eShop) Review". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on August 19, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  16. ↑ Tach, Dave (December 15, 2012). "GameStop cancels this year's Indie Game Challenge, future unclear". Polygon . Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.

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