Leap and Avoid 2

Arcade/Platform

Guide the bouncy ball across the surreal black-and-white sceneries in the truly amazing 2D classic arcade platformer Leap and Avoid 2. You’re tasked with traversing a lengthy stage that’s fortunately stacked with a lot of checkpoints. With a total of 10 background themes, each bringing fresh challenges, the content this game provides is extensive and quite difficult to complete.

The graphics are minimalistic, and so is the background music in its finest form — minimal techno. With these absolute bangers coming out of your speakers, it’s often hard to stay focused and calm enough to perform the meticulous movement controls necessary. Everything’s deceptively simple, and nothing is overly difficult, making this game just enough challenging.

How to play Leap and Avoid 2

You don’t really get to jump with the ball since it bounces at a steady rate automatically, but you only control its lateral movement. White surfaces are safe to touch, and making contact with the black ones forces you to retry from the previously reached checkpoint. Failing is a natural part of the learning process, so if you want to get good at this game, you’d better be mentally prepared for it.

Some sections of the stage are more difficult to traverse than others and will require some repetition. Try to analyze the obstacles presented and work out the method of overcoming them one step at a time. Don’t let the frustration get the best of you, but try harder because the next checkpoint is never far away.