Gravity Circuit Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published August 30, 2023 · Updated August 29, 2023

For our Gravity Circuit Review, we play a flashy action-packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Gravity Circuit Review Pros:

Decent pixel art graphics.
301.21MB download size.
Steam achievements.
Own in-game achievements called challenges.
Controller support.
Graphics settings – fullscreen, fullscreen mode, aspect ratio, window scale, window type, and v-sync.
System settings – show bursts, challenge pop-ups, and on-screen timer.
Controller settings – Four layouts and a fifth custom one. Set icons to East, West, or Shapes.
Ten save slots.
2D platformer gameplay.
Three difficulties – Easy, normal, and hard.
Tutorial option.
Supports using the analog and d-pad for movement.
Armed with a hookshot can have you swinging across gaps or using it to climb up.
Has a Megaman feel to it.
Very much going for a NES game look and feel.
Excellent soundtrack.
You can wall jump and slide.
Grab and throw enemies/items with your Hookshot.
Does the Megaman thing where when you enter a door it scrolls across keeping you in your pose whether it’s jumping or running?
Burst is a special ability you get by charging it up from enemy drops, Once full you do a different burst move depending on direction and the current burst move equipped.
Fully animated backdrops.
The cutscenes are a mix of in-game and stills with slight animated elements.
Collect cash from enemies and in the environment.
Checkpoints act as a respawn point but you can also pay and get healed.
Your hooks can also be used as a weapon.
Just a great one of those.
Plays like a modern retro game which is a weird but true thing to say.
A lot of precise platforming sections.
The combat feels really meaty.
Full performance breakdown showing mission percentage, clear time, enemies killed, and damage taken.
Loadout can be set for burst techniques and booster chips.
End-of-level boss fights.
You have a main hub for upgrading chips and selecting missions along with buying new items and abilities from the seller. We
Mission select screen that is like Megaman in that it shows the boss and area.
Many different biome types to fight in.
Really cool-level ideas.
Every level has X amount of people to rescue.
With your burst technique, you can have four equipped at one time and all you do is set the direction for it to work on.
Medbay lets you buy new boosters for your character.
Buying from some vendors isn’t just using cash, you need to find rarer parts, and even the rescued bots are used as a form of currency.
You can create and build your own character unique to you.
Replay completed levels to get extra cash and pick up any missed rescues.
Save and quit option.

Gravity Circuit Review Cons:

Considering the theme and look of the game it’s a bit strange not to have a pure Chiptune soundtrack.
No voice work.
It takes a while to get used to the hook’s hot swinging and using it in general.
At times the colours kind of mesh together making it hard to distinguish what is what.
The hook shot only works properly if you jump first.
The dropped items and cash disappear really fast.
Cannot skip cutscenes or interactions, all you can do is fast-forward them.
At times you don’t know if a drop is intentional or a death drop.
A lot of explosions which means they can obscure enemies.
I’ve had it where I beat a boss but as you never get control back I lose the drop.
Enemies respawn fast.