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Prey the Stars
DS
Released On: Oct 13, 2008
66
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Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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8% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
66
8% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
92% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
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This is a very original puzzle action game, controls are a bit too complicated to be a classic but it is fun enough to pass the time.
An unusual action game with hidden depths that comes into its own in multiplayer. A bit too self-consciously 'kooky', mind. [Nov 2008, p.66]
This game isn’t fantastic, but certainly will hold your attention for a while, through a mixture of compulsive gameplay, and energetic atmosphere brought on by the games fantastically manic tunes. You can’t go far wrong if you fancy a multiplayer game.
Prey the Stars is still an imaginative, good looking game that can be enjoyable in short bursts. Single card multiplayer is a definite highlight, online play not so much.
Prey the Stars is a case of all sizzle, no steak; that is, underneath the cute, quirky premise and presentation, it simply doesn’t have gameplay that’s compelling enough to keep you interested.
Prey the Stars is like a baloon--it gets bigger and better until it pops and becomes useless. [Nov 2008, p.106]
Visuals aside, the game ultimately gets too repetitive too soon. It claws back some respect by providing additional challenges for each map and offering different characters with slightly different abilities for replay value, but the mechanics never really change enough to capture your interest for long.
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Summary The main objective of Prey the Stars is to eat everything in sight and to attack your opponents. Each of the games colorfully-themed stages are cleared by devouring as much as possible before time runs out. The player with the highest score at the end of the stage is the winner. Each player scores points by eating and by sucking in "spir...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- DS
Initial Release Date: Oct 13, 2008
Developer:
- Koei Canada
Publisher: Koei
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