Diverse gameplay and hillarious writing!
User Rating: 8.9 | Giants: Citizen Kabuto PC
Citizen Kabuto is an action/RTS that ranks among the most amusing games ever developed. The game is divided into 3 chapters, following the three factions vying for control: the technologically advanced (if not intellectually advanced) alien explorers, the beautiful and magical Sea Reapers, and the titular Kabuto. The alien and reaper chapters both mix action-shooter elements with RTS elements, creating a very entertaining variety of gameplay situations. The Kabuto chapter plays like a free-roaming version of the arcade classic "Rampage" and will appeal to players' unstoppable-killing-machine sensibilities. Graphically, the graphics are quite refined, and exhibit one of the first uses of bump-mapping in a game. A bright color palette gives the game an upbeat feel that complements the light-hearted narrative. If you can find this one around, you should strongly consider picking it up... as long as you don't mind your neighbors asking you what you were howling with laughter about.
