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- Gamecock Media Group
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- Gamecock Media Group
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- Gamecock Media Group
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- Gamecock Media Group
Insecticide: Episode 1
DS
Released On: Mar 11, 2008
55
User Score
Available after 4 ratings
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
55
4% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
65% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
30% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
55
4% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
65% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
30% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
The adventure chapters have a wonderfully classic feeling to them, and the action chapters are challenging and fun.
This one is a real heartbreaker. I really wanted to score it higher, but the action sequences get in the way of what could have been an extremely enjoyable adventure game.
Insecticide tries to be a lot of things at once--platformer, shooter, and investigative adventure--which is a trcik that seldom works well. [Mar 2008, p.89]
The game squanders its stylish setting, writing, and entertaining puzzle solving by minimizing the fun investigation segments, focusing squarely on broken combat and platforming.
Those seeking the goofy humor and weird puzzles you wax nostalgic about, Insecticide could possibly scratch your adventuring itch. Just be prepared to split that 50/50 with ho-hum action sequences.
Insecticide’s stellar voice-work, quirky tone and enjoyable puzzles just can’t make up for the game’s glaring technical issues and awful combat mechanics.
Puzzles are of the ‘give doughnut to the doughnut-desiring character’ variety, rarely extending beyond chores. [May 2008, p.97]
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Summary Insecticide is a noir thriller set in an insect world that plays out through a wide variety of offbeat action and adventure levels. In a city overtaken by a sudden crime wave, rookie detective Chrys Liszt is on a crusade to rid the city of lowlifes. However, she immediately discovers that to reach her goal she will have to face the city ...
Rated E +10
for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- DS
- PC
Initial Release Date: Mar 11, 2008
Developer:
- Creat Studios
Publisher: Gamecock Media Group
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