Can You Bounce With It?
Machiavelli's Ascent is a simple-yet-challenging platformer that chronicles the quest of a negatively buoyant jellyfish that wants to reach the surface. Even in the realm of often bizarre arcade game storylines, this is, clearly, a quirky tale that nonetheless accurately outlines the very basic mechanics of the game. At its core, this is a never-ending series of springboarding from side-to-side, with the occasional jumper pad proving a supercharged boost upwards. Using the left and...

