Shape Rush is an arcade platform game that will test your skills in terms of timing, concentration, and reflexes. In this arcade platformer, you control a little square that moves forward through hazardous levels filled with spikes, walls, and tight spots. Mistakes mean the end of the line for your game, and you have to start all over again. Without checkpoints and any training mode, every time you pass a level becomes your victory.
Every level has its unique soundtrack, obstacles, and difficulty level. First, you will learn how to play thanks to the introductory levels, and then the levels will get increasingly harder to pass.
The adventure includes six levels:
With each successive level, the pace is getting faster, and obstacles become more complicated.
During each level, portals change your square into various forms like a Ship or a Ball. Each form has its unique mechanics, so you have to adjust your timing instantly. It is important to understand how each of these forms works to pass through the more difficult parts that come later on.
Your character will move ahead automatically; you have to respond at the appropriate time. Jump, fly, and flip in order to dodge the spikes, walls, and other obstacles while moving in rhythm. Your shape will change due to portals that will help you move differently, and you have to be quick in changing yourself. There is no checkpoint mode in Shape Rush, as there is only the Normal mode available.
Jump with accurate timing to clear spikes and gaps.
Fly carefully through narrow passages.
Adjust quickly whenever a portal changes your form.
Avoid every collision to reach the finish line.
Failures will be experienced in the game Shape Rush. Each time you fail, you get a lesson on the placement of the obstacles and how to react at the right time. The key to mastering all six tough levels is your patience, timing, and continuous practice.