ElecHead is a nice little puzzle platformer with one core game mechanic, and a lot of creativity around that core mechanic to build many interesting puzzles.
The rule is simple - anything connected to your head is supplied with electricity. This includes conditional platforms, elevators, traps, and even yourself, as you can throw your head to power things otherwise out of reach, or make sure you can cross certain areas without activating them.
There isn't really much to say. The game uses its one mechanic very well and manages to create new scenarios over and over again, letting you use old knowledge as well as figure out new ways to solve the puzzles given to you. The caveat is that it's short, at maybe only 3 hours, depending on how many collectibles you want to get. It's rather linear, but not entirely so, so missing a map is a bit of a bummer. Other than that, I have nothing bad to say about the game. It does what it set out to do incredibly well, even if what it set out to do isn't very ambitious. It reminds me a bit of VVVVVV, but not quite as good or long.
Overall, I think it's a worthwhile game for any puzzle platformer fans, even if it's a bit short. I'm not one of those people, so I can't personally recommend it, but I have to acknowledge that objectively speaking, it's pretty good.
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