One of my most favorite times I’ve had with the Nintendo DS happened after I downloaded a demo that enabled you to draw blocks and balls and have them react to real-world physics. I find myself attracted to the idea of simply having fun in an environment that utilizes realistic physics as its core mechanic: Elebits, Half-Life 2, even World of Goo. Big fan of those games — not just because of their awesome designs, but also because they heavily depend on physics for their gameplay.
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That’s the idea behind Deep Silver’s Gravity – at its most basic description it’s an “Incredible Machines” style puzzle game, but instead of machines you simply place 2D blocks and balls in the environment and have them react in order to push a button placed in a strategic location.
Challenging as it can be, I’m not as big of a fan. Both the DS and Wii versions share the same theme and puzzle designs: the DS version is a little sketchy, and the Wii version feels too shallow to be a full retail product and seems like it would be much better suited as a budget WiiWare title.
The idea of Gravity works relatively well, and opens up the potential for some crazy puzzle designs from the game’s creators. Since the game works on real-time physics and not predetermined behavior, levels can have multiple solutions, and maybe not in the way that the designers originally intended. Overall that’s a good thing, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that many times you’ll solve a puzzle in a way that feels accidental – not having a rigid solution gives off this vibe that you won by exploiting the game, not by being smart.
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Gravity has the right stuff to be a sleeper puzzle game, but it stumbles a bit with a design that’s a little rough around the edges. It feels too light on content for its pricetag, at least on Wii. The design seems better suited for the DS platform’s pick-up-and-play experience, but the technology isn’t quite up to the game’s potential.
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