Trace Vector

I tried but had a hard time getting into it to be honest. I never really cared much for this style of gaming back in the arcade either. Some stages I would say the game is OK but over all just ehhh. I'll pass on this one.

[h1] [b]New contender for Tempest dimension[/b] Interesting game with Atari 2600 like visuals and a bit psychedelic presentation. Feels pretty much like Tempest however gameplay is a bit different... it's all about following the trace. Might appear simple but just wait for next levels. Music is decent and builds the ambience neat and nicely. Play with controller for maximum satisfactory input as music goes, so controller is starting to make the rhythm (shake shake shake). Cool game to check out especially in dark room in the middle of the night. [/h1]

I was looking for a game that could somewhat remind me of the Vectrex. On thar front, Trace Vector does a good job. And the simple gameplay is fine, but there is an exceptional amount of downtime for the player what should be an arcade style game. The game play loop is simple enough. Guide your little cursor up and down along branching lines picking up fuel and avoiding hazards. That is the game. However, before each vector maze, the game absolutely has to show you the whole thing. Sure, fine, I guess it is good to know what is coming up. But the preamble and score tally between actually playing is just about half the time of playing the game. I don't know about others, but I play retro style videos to increase the amount of time I'm playing the game. Not play for 20-30 seconds and then wait 20-30 seconds to play again. This stop and go loop pulls me out of the 'one more try' every time I boot up the game. Not that there is a whole lot here in terms of game play. Maybe it takes a bit to find some fun in this game, but I don't feel like something going for a basic premise should take that effort to search for. I'll certainly pick and play it from time-to-time to try and find th…

Deceptively simple. Amazing sound track. addictive gameplay

The game really captures the X-Y (Vector) monitor aesthetic well, containing colorful, glowy, crisp vector lines and blinky points of light. Quick reaction, cardinal direction gameplay. Energetic and catchy soundtrack. A solid package that's a blast to play!

It looks good but its too hard and it has a lot of unskipable stuff. Even if the game was slowed down, it would still be pretty repetitive and uninspired so really it just has the looks.