Drop Alive

Drop Alive is the kind of arcade platform game that lives on quick reactions, short stages and repeated runs. By our assessment, its main strength would be the immediate, score-chasing flow that suits players who enjoy retrying a level until the movement clicks. The downside is obvious for this sort of game: if the movement or level ideas do not stay varied, repetition takes over fast. In practice, games like this ask for patience with mistakes and a liking for compact challenge rather than long progression systems. Drop Alive sits in the small, tough arcade end of the platformer field, and it is most appealing when someone wants a brief test of timing rather than a big adventure.