This weekend I've been doing some more work on the ice themed world which I currently have named "Blue Mountain". I had the idea to incorporate ice skating because I used to think it was such a fun mechanic in Pac Man World 2 and Mario Galaxy. I originally wanted to have just a single slide level as a sub area but after I made one and tested it I decided it was fun enough to be a main part of the world. The world is turning into some kind of frozen water park.

I really want the slides to be accessible from other slides so that different routes can be accessed by jumping off of a slide at a certain point. At the ends of some of the slides I have boosters and ramps that launch you to another slide. There are also some boosters on the ground that propel the player extremely fast. I made a little 'wrong way' sign that shows only on the side so the player won't get confused and go in the wrong way.

I'm loosely theming the world as a frozen ocean with little docks on the edges of the land. I might add some boats frozen in the ice or something just to add to the theme. Overall, I'm starting to become happy with the way it's turning out.

More to come,
John