Review: Cubivore
Cubivore is a quirky game that was originally created for the Nintendo 64 that was ported to the Gamecube. Nintendo Created the Game but thought it would be too weird for American audiences so Altus brought Cubivore to America instead of Nintendo. But will Americans play it?
Story:
You are a newly created Creature out to make it big in the rough and tumble world, and you want what all creatures want, eat, sleep, grow stronger, and get more mating partners, to perpetuate your species, and evolve to the top of the food chain.
Graphics:
As with Animal Crossing the graphics look like a slightly tuned up Nintendo 64 game which is what one would expect since it is almost a straight port of a Nintendo 64 game brought to the Nintendo Gamecube. The Characters are, for lack of a better word, cute. Every character in Cubivore is block shaped hence the name Cubivore. But as with Animal Crossing still I would have liked a little more graphical delight in my game, still the graphics are good enough that I really didn't mind the graphics to much I just wish that they were better.
Music:
Cubivore uses tribal sounding music to achieve a feeling of being in the wild, as well as different music for different enemies or when you are hopelessly outnumbered, but I would have liked to have had a bit more variety in my music, seeing as the music seems to get recycled quite often, still it was not bad music, and was not annoying in any way, I would have just like to see a little more variety.
Game play:
Cubivore is a game based around the concept of survival of the fittest. The game play is simple but does take some getting used to. But after an hour or so you will get the hang of it and learn to pounce and kill your enemies like the little cube shaped carnivore you are. What your Cubivore eats determine how the next generation will evolve and what techniques they will acquire. This adds a bit of strategy as you progress through the game, as you can only keep certain upgrades and must choose to discard others. Once an upgrade is discarded you can not regain that upgrade, so be certain to choose wisely for your style of game play.
Design:
The stages and graphics look simple but also add a level of strategy to the surroundings like if you stay in the tall grass to ambush your prey they will have a harder time seeing you, making your attacks more effective. The game is simple and the strategies are as well but in the long run it is very satisfying, If there is a is a real down side to this game it is that you only need to play this game once to get the entire feel of this game.
Cubivore is ultimately a one trick pony that offers up a unique experience that should at least be tried if you own a Gamecube, or even if you just like unique games, that is if you can find a copy.
Graphics
7/10
Game play
8/10
Sound
7/10
Fun factor
7/10
Tilt
8/10
Average score
7.4
Cubivore:
Pros:
Unique Experience
Fun in its simplicity
A guilty pleasure
Cons:
Graphics could have been better
More music would have been nice
Needs a little more content