The rules could not be any more straightforward: tap Up, Down, Left, Right in time to a simple beat. Couldn’t be more simple right? Nope ! This game delivers a surprisingly complicated action puzzle which has been described as action Stroop Test.
A Stroop Test is often used in clinical investigation to measure selective attention, cognitive flexibility and processing speed by asking participants to read out colours written in different inks. Up, Down, Left, Right introduces the concept of routine which is then mixed on the fly to create a fast-paced, absorbing high-score game.
Up, Down, Left, Right challenges players to maintain a simple beat tapping in the sequence Up, Down, Left, Right on a simple keyboard. As play progresses, blocks fall from the top of the screen at a steady pace. These blocks will change the sequence by replacing one key with another – keeping three as normal. Failure to conform to the beat immediately resets the score.
Up, Down, Left Right is games industry veteran and One Life Left co-presenter Simon Byron’s first videogame.
Once players get the mechanic – which is pretty tricky to describe, but is worth persevering with then all you want to do is prove your place on the Leader board, I’ll be all about this when I get a chance.
Up, Down, Left, Right is now available on the Google Play Store for free. An iOS version will be available soon.
Check back soon for our review!
