It's not until you get to the final levels where there are multiple possible solutions available. Again, in some levels, they're necessary evils as whilst you can't cut their tongue, you can use them to move the candy around, whilst in others, their immovable tongues cause problems that you need to puzzle your way around.Įach level has a fairly prescriptive way of being completed. Lick - as the name suggests, the main characteristics of a Lick is its tongue, acting as a permanent rope.In some cases, their reproductive speed is necessary to fill gaps, whilst in others they can block easy paths if you're not quick enough. ělue - these square creatures rapidly reproduce, acting as both a help and a hindrance to players in different levels.Toss - this creature with a spring for a head is the best addition to the game, allowing you to bounce candy from rope to rope, as well as smaller characters later in the game.ěoo - initially these are designed to distract players, but as you become more familiar with them, you'll find that they have a hunger for nearby candy, spoiling your level if you get too close.Rotos - these are new flying creatures who can be used to carry candy, as well as picking up other creatures, even those much bigger than themselves.The main difference in Cut the Rope 2 is the introduction of new characters as you progress throug the game: Miss, and it's game over and time to start again. If it ends up near the end of another rope, it makes a connection, allowing you to carry on with the level. By swiping your finger across the rope, you cut it in half and the unique physics engine sends the candy across the screen in accordance with the movement of the rope when you cut it. You are still trying to feed one of the main characters a piece of candy, which starts each level attached to a piece of rope. It's a typical level based puzzle game where you need to complete the objectives in each level to be allowed to progress to the next.įans of Cut the Rope 2 will be pleased to see that the main parts of the original gameplay have been maintained. The hint bug will occasionally force you to tap on it and let it help you without allowing you to figure stuff out on your own. A few users have reported a lot of crashing issues, and in-app purchases disappearing - so be ready to contact the developers if anything crazy happens!Īll in all, this is a gorgeous new addition to the Cut the Rope games, but chock-full of all the mobile game-isms we've come to loathe about this particular section of the industry.Finger Swiping Puzzle With A Physics Twist.Ĭut the Rope 2 follows up on the incredible success of the first version which received almost 500 million downloads and became one of the free games pre-installed on Windows tablets. Players should also note that regardless of whether or not you pass or fail the level, the energy bar will deplete and you will still be required to stop and let the bar recharge before you can play again once it empties. Paying to get rid of ads won't give you any more energy. Cut the Rope: Magic is available on iOS for $0.99 and it appears this version does not come with an energy bar. Note: This applies to the game on Google Play. but beware that some ads end up slipping through anyway. This game offers the ability to get rid of them.
Those of you who have played the free versions of previous games will remember how the later levels turned into a bevy of ad after ad interrupting each and every puzzle you play. You can pay to get rid of ads but they might not all go away.
The puzzles just keep getting trickier as you have to work in how your transformations will affect Om Nom's position on the map.ģ. including an even tinier version of yourself! It's not just the same ol' Om Nom - this time, you have the power to change into a number of different creatures with different abilities. and it'll take about 20 minutes or so for it to fully recharge.Īlso, note that the energy bar gets depleted even if you're replaying old levels, regardless of whether or not you've already gotten three-star achievements in them. Unlike previous iterations of the CTR, our little monster has an energy bar that runs out after a certain number of games. There are a few changes to Cut the Rope: Magic that you may not have been expecting compared to all the others.