NBA Escape is a new level-based puzzler for the iOS and Android platforms. Think of it as Angry Birds with a basketball, or as Dude Perfect 2 with robots and a basketball-headed smartass guiding you along. Your goal is to score as many points as possible while collecting Urthbling and moving on to harder and harder puzzles. Read on for some tips and tricks for NBA Escape!
Energy, as represented by the hearts counter, is required in order to play each level. If you want to get a free energy restoration right away without having to screw with buying more energy or waiting around for it, then go to the date and time settings on your phone and set the time ahead by about an hour or so. Then go back to the game and you will have a full restoration.
The only catch when you do this, though, is that when you set the time back to normal, the energy will all be gone again. If you use all of the energy and do this trick multiple times, then set the time back to normal, the previously-added time will also be added back to the energy timer, meaning it will take forever for a heart restoration.
To get all three stars on a level, you have to throw the basketball only once, and you have to collect every single one of the Urthbling on the level with that ball. If you are having a hard time getting more than 1, especially on a stage where it seems like you have to knock something out of the way, think around the problem. Look for a more outside-the-box method of getting the ball into the hoop.
You need a certain amount of stars to unlock the next area, and each area begins and ends on a multiplier of 25 – for example, after beating level 25, 50, 75, etc. If you do not have enough stars, go back through the levels that you one-starred before and try to get more stars on them. Start at the earliest level that you can as the earlier they are, the easier that they tend to be.
Finish a stage as quickly as possible to get more points, too – don’t just take a long time to set the shot up or you will end up losing points. Also, if you absolutely HAVE to knock something out of the way to get through, make sure the ball bounces back to you so that you don’t lose a basketball.