Rex: Another Island

Itch.io art.

Rex: Another Island is a platformer video game developed by Shysaursoft and published by Pixeljam Games on 2017-05-08 Windows, then later for Linux and Macintosh.

In the game, you play as a tyrannosaurus rex trying to collect coins and hidden diamonds around a large map.

Personal

I bought this gas as part of the Bundle For Racial Justice and Equality package on itch.io. I thought the screenshots looked interesting so I gave the game a try. I finished it on 2022-06-23.

Status

I own this game on Itch.io. I've beaten all three endings.

Review

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Best Version: Windows

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

• The music by Pete Gresser is quite enjoyable.
• The graphics, though nothing special, fit the motif the artist was going for.
• Having a built-in timer was a nice addition for speed-runners.
• Although the game doesn't have much dialog, it's nice that the developers translated it to several languages.

Bad

• The game is just a basic platformer where you collect coins. There are a couple clever sections to the map, but that's all it has going for it. With a little more effort, it could have been made into a more interesting Metroidvania.

Ugly

• Nothing.

Media

Box Art

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  The Itch.io release uses this digital box cover whose layout is reminiscent of Konami's 8-bit Western boxes.

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  The Steam releases uses a title card of just the art.

Videos

Speed run.

Links