A game with a simple plot that sets you off on a journey "possessing" freakish robotic animals... plus it's fun

User Rating: 8.6 | Space Station Silicon Valley N64
Space Station: Silicon Valley is probably the most unique game that I've ever played, which can be a good thing or a bad thing. For me personally, this was one of the greatest unconventional game ever. First it's important to explain the kind of place Silicon Valley is. All of the creatures are like robotic stuffed animals. You play as a computer chip that can take on the form of these many different creatures by "killing" them and jumping inside their bodies. Each creature has a different abilities and qualities that will help you through the many levels. For example: walruses on skis with rocker launchers built into their bodies, rabbits with helicopter propellers coming out of their heads, and dogs with a set of wheels and an engine. You are led through a series of areas with four different main themes, desert, jungle, snow, and normal. Since you have crash-landed your spaceship here, it is your goal to collect enough energy cells to get out of here. Along the way, you will get an occasional souvenir, as you solve puzzles and "kill" animals. The graphics could be better. While it's not required for the unrealistic feel the game is creating, there are a lot of blocky structures and angles in places where they could've easily rounded it off. Nothing is particularly detailed, and you get the feel that the creators went out of their way to make the graphics lower-quality... interesting. Another cool part of the game is the music. While its not exactly amazing, it never got annoying for me, which is good. It's generally has a techno synthesized feel to it which goes along with the whole "synthesized universe" this place gives off. And if it ever gets annoying for anyone else, you can just blow up the speakers that play the music. Yes, you heard me right... the speakers are built right into the stages and the music get louder and/or softer as you move by them. If you hate the music, just blow them all up and you have the dead silence effect. No, this isn't an outstanding epic masterpiece or a game everyone should buy, because I'm sure it's just a little too weird for some people. If you think you might find it amusing or entertaining though, as it is very entertaining, give it a try. It will be worth your time.