Centipede Infestation
SCORE: 50
How many of our reviews reference E3? It seems that as the years
stretch on, there are more and more reviews that reference something one
of us saw at E3. Centipede Infestation is a game I remember from E3.
Atari brought this franchise into this century, and onto the Nintendo
3DS. We are very thankful we are allowed the opportunity to review this
title.
Centipede Infestation reminds me of Smash TV. We can shoot, left, right,
forward, and back. These are done with the different buttons. The 'L'
button lets us stomp to trigger switches and stun nearby enemies. The
touch screen is used to turn on a power-up. I wish those power-ups
lasted a little longer, especially when the centipedes start to roll
through the levels. The majority of Centipede Infestation is shooting
these bugs. So it is violent, but focused on pests.
The music in Centipede Infestation is odd. At first I thought I was
going into some horror film. Then the music changed, and was a little
more techno. It never quite got to happy in my opinion. The audio
between the characters is interesting, and enhances the story aspects of
this Nintendo 3DS title. Which helps carry this game.
I kept playing levels in Centipede Infestation because of the storyline
aspects. The game play is something I will get into in the next
paragraph. Centipede Infestation includes a nice array of unlockable
content. There are videos, galleries, music, additional characters and
more. Atari hit a home run in terms of extras and replay.
The game play in Centipede Infestation starts out okay. We move around,
shoot everything, and then move to the next level. Around level seven
this starts to get monotonous. Little bugs, big bugs, little bugs,
medium size bugs, centipede. Lets make it harder and do it all over
again. Throw in things like wasps, and tripping switches from time to
time. At this point the sheer repetitive nature started to take hold.
Centipede Infestation needed to shake things up with some variety more
often - especially in longer levels.
The various power ups were interesting, and made me feel like an
exterminator. Especially things like the flame thrower. It made me feel
like I was cleaning out an infestation of mutated monster size insects.
Parents need to be aware that the violent nature of Centipede
Infestation can easily lead to increased aggression. Different
characters have different feelings about the violence which is
fascinating to see inside this 3DS game.
- Paul
Graphics: 40%
Sound: 60%
Replay/Extras: 60%
Gameplay: 40%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: Atari
Rating: ‘E10+’ - Everyone 10+
{Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence}
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