Think before you moveĬontrary to what the pace of the game might make you feel, you can actually pause to think before making a move (until you get to the harder modes, that is). Because the game will eventually force you to whether you like it or not.ĭon’t be too comfortable with going either right or left. Switch up your patterns every once in a while. If you rely too much on moving your cursor right, you might miss a better window to your left. Don’t get stuck in a habitĭon’t be afraid to go left even if you’re used to going right. If your eyes are scoping the field for what’s coming up next, you’ll be better prepared to handle it. The game will start pumping out geometric shapes: squares and hexagons and, later, mazes.

Don’t be so nervous that you don’t look aheadīut if you’re too zoned in on what’s directly in front of you, you won’t notice the patterns that are forming just a few inches around that. So let’s skip those first few head-scratchers and get right to the heart of how the game works, complete with tips that should be obvious, but are obscured by the electronicy music and convulsing colour changes. And while it might be hard to wrap your head around initially, you can tell from your first few failures that it’s just a matter of time and practice before you start getting a good handle on it.

Actually executing that is anything but simple. The game only asks you to survive against an onslaught of obstacles. The weekend fame is partially to do with how simple and yet mind-bogglingly hard the action-puzzle game is at the same time. Super Hexagon - the latest game from the creator of the super-hard VVVVV - has been the subject of the past weekend’s many conversations in my circle of video game industry friends and colleagues. Your boss, teacher and parents will understand. If you haven’t played Super Hexagon yet, you need to put everything down immediately and do so.

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