by Caren Hannon

Created on: December 13, 2007   Last Updated: December 18, 2009

Chromadrome 2 is a game that tests your reflexes. The premise is simple; you are this little "Chromate" (a yellow marble with eyes) that's just rolling down this terrain trying to get to the finish line.

-About the game play-
All you need is a mouse. The controls are swift and can be adjusted in the Options menu. The game won't feel all that different if you use a touchpad so it's very much laptop approved.

The learning curve of the game is well adapted and very easy to follow. You will usually get only one new feature on every race in the "green" category (aka, the real tutorial). Usually those new features will be told to you before you begin, sometimes they're not. Keep your eyes peeled as any slip up and you can fall down and have to restart.

As you go further, the levels do get harder so this won't always be an easy game. Most levels will be short. However some of them are long ,or at least seem long because the track will be repetitive. Those are the levels you need to pay the most attention to. When you're off getting dazed at the repetitiveness a new bump or whole will appear and could cost you to lose the level. This game tests your reflexes while you are feeling the rush as well as when you think you don't need to pay as much attention. If you need practice, there is an "Academy" that will help you get your reflexes up.

The game runs very smoothly on your computer. Even a weaker computer should run it fine (best of all it works well on Vista)

-About the graphics-
Ok, you won't find PS3 quality graphics here however the graphics are cute and acceptable. Besides, you'll be too busy having fun to care about them.

-About the music-
The music usually blends in while you play. It's on the techno side and helps sooth you without standing out. When you're playing a game that requires concentration (like this one), the last thing you want is stand-out music so this was a good choice on their part.
My only complaint is the intro music- the music you get if you're waiting around on the login page. The drums are syncopated in a way that doesn't fit with the music. If you have a good musical ear it does get annoying, thankfully you probably won't listen to it as you'll go straight to the game.

If you don't like the music,you can actually put your own.

-Overall I'm giving this game a 4/5.-
It isn't too easy and it isn't impossible to beat. I'm not so sure about the price. 20 dollars seems a tiny bit much for a PC arcade game. If it was for a hand held console that price tag would be fine. I only wish the free trial had been longer. The game was too much fun and I ran out of the 60 minutes of free play in my first session.

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