Where's my water? 2
Disney Interactive is heading back khổng lồ the swamp with the release of Where’s My Water? 2, a follow-up khổng lồ the original that spawned an entire Where’s My…? franchise for Disney. The sequel, which launched Thursday for iOS & Windows devices with an game android version khổng lồ follow, features the same game play mechanics as the original title with additional challenges and extra twists that keep the game fresh.
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“For Where’s My Water? 2, we wanted to create something totally new, yet still inviting,” said lead trò chơi developer Tim FitzRandolph in an interview with TechHive. The sequel’s release is timed perfectly with the two-year anniversary of the original, which hit the iOS app Store in September 2011.
If you’ve played any game in the Where’s My collection—be it Where’s My Water? và its holiday spin-offs, Where’s My Perry?, or Where’s My Mickey?—Where’s My Water? 2 will feel very familiar. In each level, you must dig a passageway for water, goop, or steam to lớn flow to a pipeline. Each màn chơi is designed around one of three alligators, & each gator requires different things: Swampy loves lớn shower, so you need lớn direct water to lớn his shower head; Cranky loves lớn eat, so you direct purple goop to lớn his kitchen sink which kills the algae infesting the treat on his plate; and Allie loves music, so you direct steam to an organ which enables her khổng lồ play it. Collect rubber ducks along the way for extra points và to unlock bonuses, but the bare minimum for progressing lớn the next cấp độ is directing water khổng lồ the right pipe. Levels can be replayed as often as you’d like.
But you’ll also notice several differences in this release. Gone is the grid layout of each world when selecting a level: Instead, you’ll find a detailed overview of what the world looks like. At launch, Where’s My Water? 2 has three worlds with 15 to 20 standalone levels in each. For example, the first world is a sewer system, and you can scroll through it khổng lồ explore it more. Watch the water flow from one drainage pipe to lớn the next, take a look at each gator’s abode, and tap on objects to lớn learn more. Swampy & the gang are completely interactive; tap on a gator lớn view a xinh đẹp animation. These detailed world overviews make Where’s My Water? 2 feel more like a story than the original, và it highlights the gator’s distinct personalities even more.
Another new element is the game’s “Challenge Modes.” As you collect ducks, you unlock challenges, which let you trả lời levels with different goals. For instance, it might be lớn avoid ducks instead of collect them, cut through rock instead of cut through dirt, or to play the cấp độ flipped upside down. These extra challenges địa chỉ cửa hàng significantly more game play to Where’s My Water? 2—with Where’s My Water?, once you’ve collected all three ducks, there wasn’t much more you could bởi vì with that cấp độ besides try khổng lồ improve your time. Challenges increase in difficulty as you progress through the game.
“Duck Rush” levels are sprinkled throughout each world, which feature puzzles that are larger than the screen and a view that moves as soon as you make your first dig. You have khổng lồ quickly navigate through the puzzle without knowing what comes next, collecting as many ducks as you can along the way. There are six ducks lớn hunt for instead of the usual three. The original Where’s My Water? experimented with these longer levels, but players found them hard to manipulate on the screen. Disney Interactive developers have worked those kinks out for this release—the “Duck Rush” levels flow smoothly và throw a fun new style to the mix.
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Something else you’ll notice is the game’s “freemium” model: The app is không lấy phí to download, but features in-app purchases throughout the game. (Like it or not, this model is becoming the new normal for smartphone games.) Players can purchase power-ups that manipulate the water in a certain way lớn help beat difficult levels faster. Power-ups include a vacuum, dropper, and absorber, all which are used khổng lồ collect ducks. You can also purchase a hint tool if you get stuck on a move. Hints and power-ups are rewarded as you progress, but you can purchase more if you’re really in a bind—though each màn chơi is totally beatable without the use of power-ups. Individual power-ups or hints cost $1, & bundles range from $3 lớn $10. There’s no in-game currency khổng lồ collect: Where’s My Water? 2 runs on cold hard cash.
In the top-right corner of the level-select page, you’ll find an energy bar. As you play, you thua energy, and when you’re completely out of energy, you’re locked out of the game for a short period of time. (FitzRandolph said this was about 25 minutes.) But, never fear, you can pay khổng lồ refill your energy bar if you don’t want lớn wait. You can also request an energy refill from a friend, or pay $17 for unlimited energy.
Speaking of friends, Where’s My Water? 2 integrates with Facebook to add a social element that the first was missing. As you move through the game, a rubber duck marks your location, showing which màn chơi you’re currently playing. If you connect via Facebook, you’ll notice other ducks floating along—your friends. Tap on a duck to lớn see more about your friend’s progress, or to lớn gift them with more energy if he or she is out. You can even customize your own duck to make it stand out amongst your friends. Facebook integration is completely optional if you’d prefer khổng lồ play alone.
Overall, Where’s My Water? 2 feels less lượt thích a continuation of Swampy and his friends, and more lượt thích an advanced version of the first game. The levels are puzzling yet familiar, the challenges are well thought-out, and the upgrades are there as a safety net if you need them.
Where’s My Water? 2 is a không lấy phí game, available now in the tiện ích Store và Windows Store, with a Google Play store launch coming soon.
