THUMPER: POCKET EDITION

Created by Marc Flury and Brian Gibson.

COMMON ISSUES

Audio latency

Wireless headphones add significant audio latency. For the best experience, wired headphones or integrated speakers are strongly recommended.

Basics

TAP over the white rectangular thumps to thump
SWIPE LEFT/RIGHT to bank left/right and survive turns
TAP and HOLD to slide through red bars without damage
Execute looping patterns perfectly to fire the green energy weapon and defeat bosses
Boss patterns loop until you defeat them

Jumping

Pounding

SWIPE DOWN while in the air to pound
Pounding thumps sends out a powerful shockwave
From LEVEL 3 on, some bosses have shields that can only be opened by a pound shockwave

Advanced

From LEVEL 4 on, switch lanes by TILTING left/right, or bank into barriers by SWIPING LEFT/RIGHT when lanes end
From LEVEL 5 on, beware of laser sentries that attack if you miss a thump

NOTE: all gameplay explanations reference DualShock 4 controller inputs

Basics

Tap (X) over the white rectangular thumps to thump
Hold (X) and use LEFT STICK to bank left/right and survive turns
Hold (X) to slide through red bars without damage
Execute looping patterns perfectly to fire the green energy weapon and defeat bosses
Boss patterns loop until you defeat them

Jumping

Thump while holding UP to jump
Hold down (X) while in the air to increase jump distance (you don't need to hold UP)
Consecutive jumps allow you to fly and maximize your jump distance

Pounding

Press DOWN while in the air to pound
Pounding thumps sends out a powerful shockwave
From LEVEL 3 on, some bosses have shields that can only be opened by a pound shockwave

Advanced

From LEVEL 4 on, switch lanes using the LEFT STICK, or bank into barriers using LEFT STICK + (X) when lanes end
From LEVEL 5 on, beware of laser sentries that attack if you miss a thump

When completing each sub-level, you will receive score bonuses based on your performance

BLUE GEMS: collect as many as possible to raise your score (see ADVANCED SCORING)
PERFECT TURNS: swipe at the last moment to increase your perfect turn bonus
NO DAMAGE: this bonus is increased for every level you survive with no damage
NO MISSES: this bonus is increased for every level you complete without missing a thump
KILLS: pound whenever you see tentacles ahead for bonus points

Thump perfectly to reach 2X/3X streak multipliers and get more blue gems
Checkpoints contain bonus-thumps, hit them to collect extra blue gems
If you’re damaged, hitting a bonus-thump regains your shell
Pound thumps while in 2X/3X streak to transform upcoming thumps into bonus-thumps
Pound bonus-thumps for even more blue gems!
Hit bosses with the green weapon on the first loop to create a bonus-thump
Pound the green weapon on the first loop and get TWO bonus-thumps
Collect perfect sequences of 6+ red bars and/or blue rings and get more blue gems
Hitting turns normally stops flight, but if you "perfect turn" during flight you can keep flying through turns

When completing each sub-level, you will receive a Rank (C, B, A, or S) based on your accuracy and skill.

To improve your Rank:

After completing LEVEL 3, you'll unlock "PLAY +" mode. You can play all nine levels again for more challenge!

Here's what's different in PLAY + mode:

You'll play as the golden beetle
Maximum blue gem multiplier is increased from 3X to 4X
Movement speed increases when you reach 3X and then again at 4X
You can only regain your lost shell from a bonus-thump if you've reached the 4X multiplier
Levels are exactly the same, but some tutorial sections are removed
Die once, and it's game over!

In PLAY +, you can also earn the new S+ rank. To get a S+ rank on an sub-level, you'll need to:

To get a S+ for the entire level, you must: