Rickety Racquet

Rickety Racquet is a skill game where the actual requirement for skills is a severe understatement. It’s that kind of game that offers enjoyment and fun in short doses because most of the time you’ll be holding your breath while you make the slightest move.

In Rickety Racquet things are pretty simple. You have a ball that has to be used to hit a number of targets which are scattered across a maze-like level. To propel the ball in the direction of the targets you have to use one or more teeters that are mouse controller. Sounds simple, doesn't it ?

It actually is, but using those teeters to hit the ball the right way you need to so it goes in the direction you want is really tough at times. Hitting the ball one fraction of a second too soon or too can easily spell disaster.

Now don’t get this the wrong way, the difficulty level in Rickety Racquet is a quality we appreciate. After all, what kind of self-respecting skill game lets you finish a level without breaking a sweat?

Rickety Racquet doesn’t throw any complex mechanics or controls your way, in fact, the mouse is the only thing you actually need. And even that will just be moved in horizontal plane.

What’s interesting about Rickety Racquet is the fact that each level comes with something new. Don’t be surprised to see that patrolling squares block access to targets from time to time or that your teeter suddenly becomes translucent and the ball simply passes through it. There are also spikes that can kill the ball and pieces of the maze that disappear when hit, so be careful, you can easily hit the ball out of the level.

To sum things up, Rickety Racquet is tough as nails and it’s almost a certainty that it will be frustrating at times. Nonetheless, it’s exactly how skill games have to be, how else are you going to test yourself if not by facing an actual challenge.