Review: Marble It Up! (Steam)

Roll, bounce, and boost your way from skillful start to frame-perfect finish in Marble It Up! – the next generation of marble-rolling platformer.

Pros:

• Smooth shiny graphics.
• 540mb download size.
• Steam achievements.
• Puzzle speed run gameplay.
• Graphics-resolution, fullscreen, HDR glow, a dynamic camera, and screen space reflections.
• Full controller support complete with 2 layouts.
• Training mode option allows you to rewind time but sacrifice the ability to unlock rewards and leaderboard.
• Steam workshop to download user-created levels.
• Six chapters to play through.
• My marble- customize your ball with new unlockable skins.
• Local and online leaderboards.
• Tutorial missions.
• Each level is timed and you earn Bronze, silver and gold medals.
• Speedrunner mentality.
• So polished and smooth.
• Can change the song.
• Instant restart button.
• Goal-get to the exit by any means. You will encounter obstacles like ledges, bumpers, holes, cliffs, hills and so much more.
• Powerups-pick up in the game and vary from speed boosts to slowing time to high jumps.
• Simple controls-jump, power up, camera, restart and camera.
• Checkpoints.
• Weekly challenge mode.
• Clear markers for things like gems and the exit.
• Marble Blast Ultra vibes.
• Strong physics and momentum game.
• Can replay levels.

Cons:

• Control icons are wrong.
• Can’t see the goals before playing the level.
• Restart is restarting the whole level and not checkpoints.
• Difficulty spikes.
• Basic UI.
• Not many graphics options.
• No clear quit to menu button.