Why are all of these thermals here if they really don't help me get at 2D? Why not have 2D fly around the island and force me to use the thermals to chase him down rather than just using them to go after some pointless collectibles? One last thing: why is this not a universal app? If the iPad version of Plastic Beach included some unique content or stages, I would understand the need for two different downloads. The second fix would be sensible game design. Two things could have saved Plastic Beach. Thermals placed around Plastic Beach are supposed to give you greater height to reach these secondary goals, but with shoddy tilt controls on both the iPad and iPhone, getting the most out of a thermal is a slipshod affair. Targets and collectibles hang amongst the rings, but they are decidedly out of the way of your primary objective. In addition to preventing 2D's escape, you must deal with other enemies like pirate ships as well as add seconds to the clock by soaring through airborne rings. Plastic+Beach+looks+better+on+iPad,+but+controls+just+as+bad. Too often, you crash into the water while trying to line up a shot. Getting proper responses out of Murdoc's glider is frustrating, especially when you must skim the ocean while zeroing in on 2D. And this is made all the worse by poor tilt controls. The arena is small, cluttered, and poorly designed. Before you get the idea that this is an exploratory flight of fancy like Glyder, think again.

To keep 2D in check, you must circle around the Plastic Beach atoll in a glider and shoot his getaway vehicles. The guy in the meeting room who dared to suggest that Escape to Plastic Beach should also maybe include a little bit of fun was summarily dismissed.Īs possibly demonic guitarist Murdoc, your goal is to prevent vocalist 2D from escaping Plastic Beach. This is a pointless venture designed solely as support for an album. Escape to Plastic Beach, though, is not that videogame. After all, these characters look like they'd be right at home in a videogame. If you are a big Gorillaz fan like me, playing a videogame based on the exploits of the band sounds like an exciting proposition.

Gorillaz escape to plastic beach