Shift (game)
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Shift is a flash game developed and published by Armor Games
. The game has had many versions and has been ported to iOS and PSN mini. The gameplay revolves around pressing the shift key
to flip the room. The games have had critical success with Shift 2 having a score of 87/100 on Metacritic
.
, the room flips upside down, and the opposite color becomes solid. The player tries to get keys and get to doors while avoiding spikes and other objects. Shift makes a few references in some levels to the popular ValvE game Portal, with the phrases 'the timer is a lie!' and 'Now you're thinking with shifting'
The iOS version of Shift 2 has a score of 87/100 on Metacritic
. Slide to Play rated it 4/4, stating "Shift 2 has the most content of any game in the series on any platform, and it's a great way to spend a dollar."
Shift Extended has a score of 76 on Metacritic
.
Armor Games
Armor Games, formerly Games Of Gondor, is a website based in Irvine, California, that hosts free Flash-based browser games. Armor Games was founded by Daniel McNeely. Under its former name, it hosted The Lord of the Rings-themed content, such as the games "Hob the Hobbit", "Battle for Gondor", and...
. The game has had many versions and has been ported to iOS and PSN mini. The gameplay revolves around pressing the shift key
Shift key
The shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate "upper" characters. There are typically two shift keys, on the left and right sides of the row below the home row...
to flip the room. The games have had critical success with Shift 2 having a score of 87/100 on Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
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Gameplay
In Shift, the player is in a room that is half black, half white, one of which is solid. When the player presses the shift keyShift key
The shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate "upper" characters. There are typically two shift keys, on the left and right sides of the row below the home row...
, the room flips upside down, and the opposite color becomes solid. The player tries to get keys and get to doors while avoiding spikes and other objects. Shift makes a few references in some levels to the popular ValvE game Portal, with the phrases 'the timer is a lie!' and 'Now you're thinking with shifting'
Main series
- Shift was released for iOS on May 1, 2009.
- Shift 2 was released April 12, 2008. It was released for iOS on Dec 22, 2010.
- Shift 3 was released October 27, 2008.
- Shift 4
Other games
- Shift 2 Mini-game
- Shift: Freedom! is expected to become another Shift series.
- Shift Lite is a version of the game released for iOS on May 2, 2009.
- Shift Extended is a version made by Fishing Cactus for PSN mini on Jan 18, 2011.
Reception
The iOS version of Shift was rated 3/4 by Slide to Play, stating "While the iPhone edition of the game has some issues, the mind-bending idea at the core of the experience still captivates."The iOS version of Shift 2 has a score of 87/100 on Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
. Slide to Play rated it 4/4, stating "Shift 2 has the most content of any game in the series on any platform, and it's a great way to spend a dollar."
Shift Extended has a score of 76 on Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
.