Developed by Jazzuo, Sexy Hiking is a platformer strategy video game, available for the Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. The focus is simple: struggle up a mountain using simple mechanics. While the premise is not detailed, the game proves a brutal challenge. It focuses on wild physics. Armed with only a pickaxe, players begin on a tree branch. Movement proves minimal and mostly fruitless. Swinging the pickaxe hooks it onto a variety of platforms.
Expect brutal consequences after failure. This video game focuses on the determination of players. There are many ways to swing the pickaxe, but only one way towards the goal: up. Accidentally knocking the wrong platform or swinging the wrong way often spells doom. Players must be particularly careful given that the pickaxe swings 360 degrees. One wrong swing knocks players around the map, often forcing them backward and trying the same climb in a new way.
Sexy Hiking Features
This video game features a unique, simplistic art style. The focus truly is the challenge. Players act as a weird pixel person that lacks a torso yet somehow a huge nose. A disembodied hand appears whenever the pickaxe swings. Its firm grip is the only thing standing between players and a likely doom. The blend of 2d and 3d pieces makes a truly memorable main character in the form of the climber. Players bond with the climber over repeated failures and struggles.
The physics are simple yet silly. The game, while brutally challenging, doesn't take itself too seriously. Goofy mistakes abound. No success lasts forever and as a result, players become fast friends with failure. There exist rewarding payoffs, however. Knock the silly character around and bounce further through the world. Take care and discover new ways to propel through this climbing platforming video game. Tread carefully because of the higher climbs together with the more dangerous falls. Find checkpoints in order to save epic progress made. Climbing all the way to the top becomes its own reward. Beware the perilous yet easy to understand play style and controls. Part of the allure of the game is its ability to appear so simple while simultaneously proving very difficult.
In Summary
Spend hours figuring out the wacky physics in Sexy Hiking. While the name seems like a fun joyride, the game provides challenges in unexpected basicness. Players struggle through daunting tasks. Climbing no longer seems easy when faced with unpredictable movements simultaneously armed with only a pickaxe and guesswork. Even though failure is guaranteed, players get rewarded by making wild jumps and interesting movements. Figuring out how to progress relies on the player's patience, determination, and gained skill through lots of practice. Be prepared to get frustrated in this very rewarding, simple platformer physics game.
