Just what the doctor ordered. The first computer my parents bought was a C64, so the loading screen and graphical style of VVVVVV brought me right back to my childhood.
This really is a wonderful platformer. The twist, for the uninitiated, is that there is no jump button; you can flip the effect of gravity on yourself, and only when you have your feet on the floor (or ceiling). The controls are incredibly snappy, although there were some sections that required such pixel perfect placement that I had to put down the joypad and inch into position with taps of the cursor keys. Zipping around the huge world is so much fun, plummeting through multiple screens, abstract chunks of scenery flashing by.
Whenever you're indoors, each room has a name, harking back to Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner. The names are mostly funny and clever, often giving you a hint towards solving the main puzzle.
The soundtrack is fantastic, and I'm happily humming it to myself right now. Lovely, lovely chiptune.
Any game that has me calling the designer a shit, out loud while smiling, is doing something right. Nearly lost me with that escort section though.
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