Mad Adventures is a self declared 3D Combat Platformer with elements of Battle Royale and Roguelite. There is certainly some truth in that claim, even though I don't see too many BR elements in this game. Before its name change in November 2022 the game was known as Baka Adventures.
Every match consists of 4 rounds and a boss fight level at the end. The game can be played in Online lobbies as well as Solo Offline play. Players met up in a hub area, before a new match starts. There every player can invest some of the coins he gathered during the previous match into permanent power-ups for the entire lobby. Progress however doesn't carry over into other lobbies, it is based on each lobby and not the players.
Some of the power-ups allow you to jump multiple times in a row, to have more health, increase your movement speed, collect more coins in the stages, to knockback other opponents further or to do more damage to bosses. These power-ups can be upgraded infinitely for increasing cost. It is pretty funny to see the difference between a default lobby and one with tons of upgrades enabled. The hunt for coins to finance upgrades can also be a good replay motivation.
The variety of stages is really high in Mad Adventures. In the desert level for example you have to dodge giant sand worms. In Capture the Flag you have to complete an obstacle parkour to get the flagstick and bring it back to the base, while fighting off the other players. In the Disco level you have to step onto matching colour tiles. The snowboard level is a race stage. The Floor is Lava is a classic platforming stage, set in an oversized home environment filled with rivers of Lava. The Bomb tag stage is set in some ancient ruins and the last players to get tagged will explode. Ball Bash is the Rocket League level in Mad Adventures and Brain Wall is a dexterity based stage, set inside a movie theatre, where you have to adapt to different forms of a canvas, that wants to squish you. Parkour Island is a pirates inspired platforming level and than there are two different boss fight levels in the game. This diversity of gameplay ideas is probably the game's biggest strength and together with the constant combat against other players keeps it fresh throughout the game.
Movement and jumps feel pretty precise in Mad Adventures, which is important since platforming plays a big role in most stages. You can also hit other players during the matches to steal some of their coins, but since all players invest into collective updates, it doesn't make much of a difference. That being said, it is of course entertaining to tease other player or push them to their doom. The gameplay in general works pretty well in my opinion.
The last update for Mad Adventures was released in December 2022. Development seems to have ended at this point, which is a bit of a shame. There was definitely some potential in the game. The previous content updates always added some good stages to the game. After this the playerbase has been shrinking significantly. You still have a daily player peak between 5-20 every day, but this also means you won't find lobbies at all times. In my experience a lot of the lobbies in the last months have also been closed groups, which kick new players seconds after joining their lobby. Nonetheless, you can still occasionally find some enjoyable lobbies. The game is initially also fun in Solo play, but certainly better with Online matches.
Result:
Mad Adventures is a pretty fun game. I like how it matches different genres together and it has a really good variety of different levels. Apart from the two boss stages no two levels play alike and they are all actually pretty well done. The biggest downside are the lack of players and updates. Despite that I would still definitely recommend at least giving this a try, if you interested in varied gameplay activities or minigames. If you are playing with friends, than it's an even easier recommendation.
7/10
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