RUMP! - It's a Jump and Rump!

Review

Welcome to Rump, Ladies and Gentlemen. I hope you don’t suffer from vertigo. Why, you may ask? The parkours you are about to undertake are located on top of high rise buildings and you, and to make matters worse, you, the contestant, don’t have arms or legs! The trick is to be able to move your buttocks in rapid succession - after a few attempts, no one will be able to catch you! Oh, you‘ll be all right.  Just forgot to mention - make sure you stay on the circuit; miss a jump and the fall will be interminable. No worries; you’ll have a cape to make you look good in Rump! – It’s a Jump and Rump!

Rump! – It’s a Jump and Rump is a parkour / action game where you play up to fifty levels on single player mode and a couple of multiplayer modes which includes a Deathmatch and Race gameplay.

The single player mode is really setup as a parkour. The first four levels are basically an easy tutorial which will give you a good understanding of the game. In a nutshell, you have to collect all the “R” gold coins and reach the end of the level as fast as you can and without falling off the buildings. If you do, you’ll restart the level. It’s ok on small parkour but can be a bit frustrating on the longer tracks. Remember, you must successfully finish a stage within a certain time to receive a bronze, silver or gold coin and sometimes the difference between silver and gold can be only 0.018.  

There are plenty of obstacles to avoid too, such as spikes, acid and saws, which make the parkour even trickier. There are a couple of additional things to look at: the first is the boost icon (you can miss them and as soon as you touch them your character will be propelled with a massive jump), the second one is that you have hidden rooms in some of the levels which have additional “R” coins. You also have to find the statuette/s, the number of which varies per level. I suggest that you achieve the golden time first and then re-play and explore the stage to find the statuettes.

In the multiplayer modes, you can race or do a Deathmatch game with up to six players. Personally I had a go on these two modes with my dear friend, PistonSmashed, and we had a ball! In the race mode, you’ll have to manage to go around the track three times and finish first. At several points throughout the race, crates will be lined up; touch one of them and you’ll receive a weapon with limited ammunition to try to take your opponent of the track. In the Deathmatch, you’ll play against up to six players in a confined map, and you have to kill as many opponents as possible within a time limit. Just a lot of fun!

Graphically, the game looks very good and the gameplay is really fun. Personally, I prefer to play this game with my mouse and keyboard - it was easier that way. I found a couple of bugs here and there. For one, I can’t access the character customization (PistonSmashed has the same issue) and there were a couple of hangs here and there.