Overview
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 4/10 with guides (6/10 otherwise).
- Offline: 10/10 (200/200)
- Online: 0/10 (0/200)
- Approximate amount of time to 200: 3-6 hours with guides (6-10 hours otherwise).
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 (Level select).
- Number of missable achievements: None
- Do cheat codes disable achievements?: No Cheats
- Does difficulty affect achievements?: No
- Glitchy achievements: None
- Unobtainable achievements: None
- Extra equipment needed?: Windows Phone 8 ONLY.
Introduction:
Amazing Alex is a 2-D physics-based puzzle game from Rovio that has you completing seemingly simple objectives by placing various objects in the scene and then letting gravity run its course. Objectives include getting balls into baskets, knocking dolls onto the floor, popping balloons, or driving a toy car into another object. The game presents you with immoveable objects in the scene already, giving you some guidance, but for the most part, you will be on your own to complete the objective with the materials given. In each level there are also 3 stars to collect, which adds significant challenge to the game. There are 112 levels to complete across four unique locations, as well as the ability to download and create custom levels. Currently the game is listed at $0.99 in the Windows Phone Store.
Step 1: Earn 3 stars on all 112 levels (8 achievements for 160 ):
Play through all of the levels, starting from the beginning, earning all three stars on each level. Doing so will earn you nearly every achievement in the game.
Step 2: Custom levels (2 achievements for 40 ):
Earn the two achievements related to custom levels by quickly downloading and completing a level and also by creating one of your own. You must complete all of the levels in a single location to unlock the ability to create levels. Downloading levels, however, is available from the start.
Conclusion
If you are a fan of physics-based puzzle games, quick and somewhat easy completions, or $0.99 games, you must pick up Amazing Alex. Most of the levels are not that challenging and using guides will make the game go very quick, making completion likely in about 4 hours. A few of the levels, particularly those involving the circular bumpers, will get you quite frustrated, as they must be placed very precisely. However, these only make up a small portion of the levels. Most are simple with a tad of patience.
[x360a would like to thank Arsenic 17 for this Roadmap]