Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party

About

Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party is a platformer where you control Putty, a sticky companion navigating vertical levels filled with enemies and obstacles. The core mechanic revolves around creating rainbows to cross gaps, smash foes, or trap threats. Players shoot rainbow arcs that can be walked on like bridges or shattered to unleash damaging shards. Each level requires collecting specific gems to progress, scattered after defeating enemies. Four distinct islands, Insect, Monster, Doh, and Darius, offer varied themes and challenges, from crawling bugs to mechanical hazards. The gameplay emphasizes timing and creativity, using rainbows both offensively and as tools for movement. This 2000 WonderSwan exclusive leans into quirky charm with its visual style and inventive use of a simple concept. While it lacks modern polish, retro platforming fans appreciate its tight controls and escalating difficulty. Its niche status and limited release mean it’s rarely discussed, but those who find it often praise the inventive level design. The vertical focus and rainbow-based combat set it apart from other 2D platformers of the era.

Storyline

A spin-off of the Rainbow Islands games, this title features Putty instead of the classic Bub & Bob. Like the previous games set on the island the character's main tools and weapons are rainbows. These rainbows can be walked on to scale heights or cover gaps. Rainbows can also be used to kill enemies by striking them with the arc as it is created, or after it has taken form jumping on it so that it breaks and the shards rain death on those below. Enemies can also be trapped in rainbows. Enemies killed by rainbow shards will sometimes drop a special item or a gem. A series of gems are needed to properly clear each level. The islands in this game are, here listed with their theme: - Insect Island: Insects and nature - Monster Island: Classic horror monsters - Doh Island: Geometric - Darius Island: Machines This game plays vertically.