Ginger: Beyond the Crystal

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

7.7/10

For some reason, you don't often see new 3D platformers in this day and age. However, Ginger's here with an old-school approach to the genre so it's time to run and jump over to his world and see if it's worth the trip.

KeenGamerDaniel Quintiliano

6.1/10

Take control of a brave little character named Ginger when joining a fun and colorful platform game. By using the power of magical crystals, players can rebuild cities and bring back peace to all inhabitants of this interesting world.

GamereactorSam Bishop

5/10

Overall Ginger: Beyond the Crystal was a rather forgettable experience that featured many existing 3D platformer ideas but they didn't come wrapped up in their own identity, nor did they have much flavour. The story and characters weren't particularly strong, the combat felt lacklustre, and with the technical blips as well, we found ourselves going through the motions, progressing through because it was simple and easy rather than because we felt compelled to do so.

It may sound like I’m being harsh on Ginger, but as I played through its many levels I felt the game struggled to live up to its influences where it might have been better off trying something new. Judging by the animations, the level design and the slowdown the game occasionally experiences, Drakhar Studios were held back by resources and production time, and so couldn’t deliver a polished experience. This is a game which tries to sell itself on its mechanics, but by constraint of budget, platform and other resources can’t quite live up to the game it wants to be.

TechRaptorMatthew Arrojas

4/10

Ginger: Beyond the Crystal is little more than a time-waster that will forever stand in the shadows of the classics it tries to emulate and the modern successes it attempts to model itself after.