The silliness and fun ramps up in two-player mode.
They usually revolve around finding a collectible, finishing quickly, using a super-hard more realistic control scheme, or doing something silly. There are a few bonus tasks you can complete for extra accomplishment, adding a bit of replay value as they are only displayed after you complete a main mission.
Certain things such as assembling a communications tower are daunting and confusing, but the IKEA-level instructions help you understand just what you are supposed to do. A few things seem a bit impossible, like twisting yourself around to turn in weightlessness, but hey, I’ve never been to space so who am I to talk?Īt the start of a mission you are given a plan, which is as much a part of the puzzle as the action in the first place. The most independent control you have is futilely flailing your legs to half-swim and gain some momentum. In order to move through the world, you have to grab, pull, twist, and thrust yourself around in a complete lack of gravity. Problem is, though, that you are truly in space, with the most realistic lack-of-gravity physics possible in a 2-D plane. Extending satellite relays, watering plants in space, and general exploring are all on your to-do list, with some fairly simple ways to go about it: plug in a wire here, turn a dial there. Heavenly Bodies tasks you as a lone (or one of two in couch co-op mode) cosmonaut basically in charge of routine tasks at a space station. Entering in, the first five seconds, I absolutely felt I knew exactly what I was getting into and hated it, but as I realized what was going on, I came to appreciate and enjoy it for what it really is. This story came to mind after my first couple of hours with Heavenly Bodies. It wasn’t till I showed her that it is a parody of reality television mixed with a love letter to the intricacies and nuances of office life that she fell in love with it, and it is now one of her favorite series. When I first introduced my wife to The Office, she hated it.
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