Now Why Would I Want a Whopper From the Dumpster?
User Rating: 4 | Sneak King X360
Almost 2 years ago (it is 2008 when I submitted this review), Burger King and Microsoft collaborated and released 3 bargain priced games for the Xbox/Xbox 360. Sneak King is one of the 3 games. Only available at Burger King and priced at $3.99, Sneak King is a blatant advergame that is kinda weird and creepy. You play as the King and your objective is to deliver "tasty" Burger King food to hungry citizens (I will explain why I put tasty in parenthesis in one moment). However, you have to be sneaky about it, and deliver food without being seen. The game tries to take a page from stealth games like Splinter Cell and Metal Gear, and if the game was priced as a regular retail game would fail miserably. At $3.99 (and now probably cheaper used at Gamestop), you get what you pay for. The graphics and sound effects are nothing to brag about, and the controls can get annoying without the ability for adjustment. The game is kinda creepy because you pretty much stalk people to give them food and there are times that you can hide in places and leap out and surprise people to earn more points. However it is extremely creepy when you jump out of a dumpster to give someone a triple whopper (mmm, I like my burger served with a side of dirty diaper or slimey banana peel).
It is hard to determine if I should recommend this game or not. The achievements in the game are a little time consuming, but other than 1 section in the game are not to difficult to achieve. The game is briefly entertaining for the first 10 minutes, but gets old after you see the King do the same thing for the 100th time. To tell you the truth, you could spend your time on another game that is worthwhile, but if you want to spend two bucks at gamestop for it, just realize there are better games to be played.
