Review :: Critter Crunch

Capybara Games’ Critter Crunch might be viewed as just another puzzle game on the Playstation Store. Well, that’s not exactly the case. It’s also one of the most unique, atypical puzzle titles yet. Does that still mean it’s worth playing?

As mentioned before, Critter Crunch isn’t the average puzzle title. It’s surprisingly different from others, generally pretty intuitive, and yes I’ll say it; cute as hell. Hank Hudson is the host of the nature show that drives Critter Crunch. The game is designed to act as if it’s a study of these “Biggsliocaucus” or Biggs for short. It will study their personal and feeding habits, but it’s mostly just a clever way of giving the game that little bit of meat it needs.

The presentation of Critter Crunch is just as lovable as promised. I’m generally a sucker for art style like this, but I think we can all agree that this is a pleasant looking game. Everything runs smoothly, and critters look different enough so that the varied types do not get confused. It’s a very colorful, vibrant title that only adds to it’s appeal.

Gameplay is obviously where Critter Crunch excels above most puzzle games on the Playstation Store. The main purpose of any given level is to rack up enough points to complete it and advance to the next stage. There are a few ways that points can be racked up.  The game works in terms of general knowledge of the food chain. The smallest critter gets eaten by the bigger one, that one gets eaten by a bigger one, and so one. It’s your controlling of Biggs that swallows up these critters and spits them up at the given critter able to swallow it up. Once en0ugh food has been fed to a given critter, it will explode. No, it’s not as violent as it sounds. This explosion will start a chain reaction to all critters like it that are adjacent, and rack up points. Obviously the more like critters, the better. If you hit a big combo, your Bigg’s son will come in. Now don’t get turned off by this, it’s not as gross as it sounds. You’ll want to run over to your son, and throw up rainbow colored fluid into it’s mouth, racking up more points. No, I’m not lying. The first half of the game is generally easy, but as the end comes near things will get hectic. It’s a system that works extremely well, and even those who are impartial to the genre would have a hard time not loving.

You have a few basic game modes, but it’s all standard fair for what you’re expecting. You have your normal puzzle stages, your challenge rooms, and so on. It’s definitely enough to keep you busy, and is more than what you should get for the price.

I have no problem recommending this to everyone with a Playstation 3. It’s cheap, it’s fun, and it’s charming enough to grab the attention of anyone in it’s reach. Anyone looking for their fix of puzzlers look no further.

8.9/10

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