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Play Overview
Part Time UFO (2018) is a puzzle game where you use your flying craft and claw to solve various problems. Sort out a farm, support cheerleaders, cook up the ultimate dessert at a restaurant or even build a castle. It's sort of like the coin-operated crane machines.
You can play with two players working together, combining your claws carefully. Each job has three different challenges to get full marks. On the Switch, there's also a high stacking mode. The better you do the more outfits and customisations for your robot and performance enhancements.
From a tight-lipped ship captain, a clumsy museum curator, or a fishy professor, to even elephants, dogs, and hamsters, they'll all cheer on Jobski during jobs, let out a sigh when Jobski fails, and show all kinds of reactions. Some of them may also be disguised and hiding in wait.
It's silly fun, and aimed at younger players, but as the challenges rack up you really need to concentrate to do well. With two players in a family, this works very well.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Part Time UFO 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 4 months ago.
You can play with two players working together, combining your claws carefully. Each job has three different challenges to get full marks. On the Switch, there's also a high stacking mode. The better you do the more outfits and customisations for your robot and performance enhancements.
From a tight-lipped ship captain, a clumsy museum curator, or a fishy professor, to even elephants, dogs, and hamsters, they'll all cheer on Jobski during jobs, let out a sigh when Jobski fails, and show all kinds of reactions. Some of them may also be disguised and hiding in wait.
It's silly fun, and aimed at younger players, but as the challenges rack up you really need to concentrate to do well. With two players in a family, this works very well.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Part Time UFO 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 4 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Puzzle and Simulation game with Communication elements. You can play with 1 to 2 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online. Two players on the Switch.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
Age Ratings
Skill Level
8+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. The spluttering UFO characters and real physics puzzles attract intrigue and inquisitiveness for young players. As they get older, solving the puzzles more efficiently and progressing further draws them to keep playing.
Costs
Game Details
Release Date: 26/02/2018, updated in 2020
Out Now: Android, Switch and iOS
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1-2
Genres: Puzzle, Simulation and Communication
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon
Developer: HAL Laboratory (@HAL_Laboratory)
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