Flip Trickster

Flip Trickster puts a single jump under close scrutiny: how you leave the platform, rotate through the air and meet the landing surface. The character and platforms are shown in three dimensions, so your body position matters as much as reaching the other side. Start with the tutorial and learn the press-and-hold rhythm before trying to make the jump look more elaborate.

Follow the tutorial's hold prompts

The opening exercise places the character on raised pink blocks and asks you to continue holding. Follow that prompt to begin the movement. Once the character is airborne, the tutorial asks you to touch and hold to tuck. Watch how the body changes position as you apply that input. The useful feedback is on the screen: your posture at take-off, your rotation and where the body is heading.

Keep the landing area in view before starting an attempt. A jump that reaches the platform can still end badly if the character arrives in an awkward position. Try to understand the relationship between the input and the movement first; an extra rotation is only worthwhile when you can also control the finish.

Make each retry answer a question

If an attempt fails, decide whether the main problem was distance or orientation. Those are different things to correct. Changing every part of your timing at once makes it harder to identify which adjustment helped. Repeat a familiar starting rhythm and alter one moment, then compare the result with the previous jump.

Use the edges of the blocks as visual references. Look at where the feet are going rather than following only the character's head. As the scenery changes, take another look at the available landing surface before carrying over the timing from an earlier attempt.

For a different kind of timing challenge after practising your landings, browse the Sports collection. Its individual games use different rules and controls; choose the activity you want rather than assuming every sports title plays like Flip Trickster.