Monday, 22 December 2014

Plague Inc. Evolved By Ndemic Creations





Sorry I didn't manage to post anything this past week-end, it's just be really chaotic with Christmans and all. Here is last Friday's post, better late than never.

Plague Inc. Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.


  • Repeatability; The game is fairly repeatable, with many different types of pathogens and mutations. Everything from Viruses to Bacteria to Neurax Worms are included and more are unlocked with every successful ( I guess thats what you'd call it...) destruction of the human race! With multiple difficulty settings, the players can choose whatever settings and styles suit them.  7/10
  • Cost; Plague costs seventeen dollars on steam, but is temporarily on sale during the holidays for only fourteen dollars. The game is still in its Beta stage and it is not worth the money entirely, but with a constant stream of updates it's rapidly improving. 4/5
  • Predictability; The game is very predictable, and anyone with more than an hour of gameplay experience will quickly notice a pattern and can easily avoid it. 1/5
  • Entertaining; The game can be entertaining depending on your attention span (entire levels take half-an-hour on average), players can easily become bored waiting for anything different to happen. In order to unlock different plagues the player must complete a round on medium difficulty at least, and since the game seems top drag on, if you lose and must retry it can quickly become a boring and repetitive experience. 5/10
  • Difficulty; As mentioned earlier, patterns are easily noticed by even the most inexperienced eye. Due to such patterns the game can become easy to beat and a player will quickly lose interest. Even on the highest setting a strategic gamer will quickly win, making the game very, very simple. 6/10
  • Author Review; I found the game disappointingly simply and easy to beat. Many of the Beta options are still in development, the game would be more entertaining with all the bells and diseases promised. 5/10
Total: 28/50 56% Now I'm running low on good video games to rate, so please leave some comments giving me an idea of what I should do this Friday. Merry Christmas! Airborne Lemming.

Friday, 12 December 2014

Awesomenauts By Ronimo




Awesomenauts, by Ronimo

Conflict spans the stars as huge robot armies are locked in an enduring battle. Head out to the battlefields with your friends in this 3-on-3 action platformer.

  • Repeatability; A "saturday-morning" type game with a dangerously high level of addictiveness (that's a word from now on out). With easy-to-use and semi-customizable characters, along with the uniqueness of each map and each player the game can be played round after round. 8/10
  • Cost; The game is ten dollars on Steam, and the player can also purchase exclusive skins, along with an expansion pack which gives you access to four more characters. This game is worth the small price-tag, but I'd be willing to pay even twice that. 4/5
  • Predictability; With five maps and twelve different characters there is a stunning three hundred and sixty different combinations of players and maps. Each game promises to be very different from the last, due to varying skill-levels and player combos. However, the game lacks an imbalance detector so the player may be forced into a team with new or unskilled players which can create an unfavorable experience. Luckily the game has a ranking device so you will usually be placed with player of your skill levels. 4/5
  • Entertaining; The game is immensely entertaining and can be played around the clock with no boredom whatsoever! Rounds can last up to of a half an hour when playing a fair match, but a loading screen in between rounds can last upwards of three minutes and can waste time. 8/10
  • Difficulty; The game is slightly challenging, and with each win a player can advance farther up in the rankings allowing for more challenging and competitive play. However for the casual gamer, I can promise the game will not be unnecessarily challenging, but will not bore you with simplicity. 9/10
  • Author Review; I greatly enjoyed this game for its breezy yet competitive game-style, its customization, and the ability to go head-to-head with my friends. 8/10

Total: 41/50 82% Positive I highly recommend this game to everyone. Airborne Lemming



Saturday, 6 December 2014

First Post, Unturned Airborne Lemming

Hey readers, it's your favorite airborne friend; the Airborne Lemming!
So, seeing as this is my first post I'd just like to explain how this blog is gonna work. I'll post a new video game review every week-end, and I'll try to make them as entertaining as possible.  Now I'll use 'Unturned' as today's game, mainly because it's quite simple and entertaining. I'll rate the games on:

  • Repeatability, is the game entertaining enough to be replayed over and over? /10
  • Cost, is the game worth the price? /5
  • Predictability, is the game predictable without a varying plot? /5
  • Entertaining, is the game enjoyable? /10
  • Difficulty, is the game challenging? /10
  • Author review /10
Total out of 50


     'Unturned'

You become a survivor in the zombie-infested ruins of society, and team up with your friends to remain among the living.

  • Repeatability; This game is extremely addictive ( No story line = no end to the possibilities). The game seemingly draws the player back in, but with zombies, guns and car massacres ( More on this later) who wouldn't wanna try again? Unfortunately restarting from a respawn point can be extremely time-consuming and frustrating.  7/10
  • Cost; Being entirely free to play, the game is amazing. For the more un-orthodox gamers a 'Permanent Gold Account Upgrade' can be bought which gives the player access to more exclusive benefits. 5/5
  • Predictability; The game is quite variable, with many different respawn points and with different weapon drops each life is lived much differently than the last. However, with enough game-play the player can have accessed all of the different locations, after which the game becomes more repetitive. However on multiplayer servers the game is constantly changing. 4/5
  • Entertaining; The game is extraordinarily entertaining when playing online, however single player can become frustrating with constant respawns on a different island. However most casual gamers will really enjoy this game due to its easy to play manner. 6/10
  • Difficulty; The singleplayer version has three varying levels of difficulty. Easy, Medium and Hardcore. I highly recommend the player tries each before deciding which to play on. The game is moderately challenging on all levels of difficulty at the very beginning; the player is forced to use his or her bare fist as starter weapons and this can become an enormous disadvantage to inexperienced gamers. What I'm trying to say is that until the player finds a weapon, melee or otherwise, they are barely able to do any damage. Online your gaming experience can vary greatly. 6/10
  • Author review; I personally loved this game for its fun, easy gameplay style and its challenging user experience. 8/10
Total: 36/50 72% Positive    Be sure to chech out my Youtube Channel for some Gameplay Footage! Airborne Lemming.