What goes up… doesn’t always come down!

It’s one of the most important forces in videogames, yet we don’t think about it very much at all. It’s the reason Mario jumps, rather than flies; it’s the reason spaceships need rockets; it’s the reason FIFA is playable. Come and play with Gravity! Here’s a few games that make you really think about if what goes up really does come down. “Momentum, a function of mass and velocity, is conserved between portals. In layman’s terms: speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out.” GLaDOS

Super Mario Galaxy

Mario pretty much invented jumping in videogames (he was originally called ‘Jumpman’ in Donkey Kong, before designer Shigeru Miyamoto renamed him for the sequel).

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VVVVVV

VVVVVV (the letter ‘v’ six times) is about reversing gravity. Like many of developer Terry Cavanagh’s games, it has a minimalist look and is very, very tough!

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Portal 2

Portal 2 invites you (and a friend) to play with the laws of physics in a fantastically original puzzle game.

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