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Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
GameCube
Released On: Nov 5, 2002
71
7.5
All Platforms
GameCube
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
71
Nintendo 64
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
71
42% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
58% Mixed
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7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
71
42% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
58% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
These oddball "survival of the fittest" games don't happen often, but, when they do, it's like we get to feel the drugs they were on when they made them. [Nov 2002, p.92]
It's brief by today's standards -- finishing at 100% won't take a seasoned gamer longer than 15 hours -- but it's so addictive that you're likely to start a new game as soon as you've finished.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
7.5
69% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
19% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
7.5
69% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
19% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
I have just recently bought Cubivore, and it is epic! It's a very original, but strange game. Fun none the less! And i'll tell you... This is better then a boring, fps, where you just kill a bunch of people! Talk about stupid and boring.
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GameCube
Albeit lackluster in some categories, I give Cubivore high marks for creativity in plot, gameplay, and bad lyrical references during cut scenes. [Nov 2002, p.132]
A worthwhile game, but only if you appreciate the quirky and bizarre. [Dec 2002, p.228]
Strange, creative and compelling - Cubivore is a game like no other. [Jan 2003, p.173]
It has some major camera issues, which frustrates at boss fights, but somehow the fact that it is so strange appeals to me.
From its Lego-inspired visual style to its deceptive elegance, there's a certain undeniable charm-yet the actual play is disappointingly shallow, not to mention having one of the worst camera setups I've seen in quite a while.
As time goes on it seems that the video game market continues to be filled with remakes and ripoffs. Because of this, it seems truly special when something crazy unique comes along. Enter Cubivore! The game plays like some strange survival game with RPG elements. You play a cube whose dream is to become the top predator by eating just about everything that moves. From start to finish, this is all you do, eat evolve, eat evolve. As you eat, you gain limbs and with different colored limbs comes different combinations. The goal being to play through the game until you've got 100 different combinations. Essentially its a simple game but its given more depth through the games fascinating personality. Every night, your cubivore writes in its diary (it sounds cheesier than it actually is) and the game uses this to comment on the idea of competition and killing things to live. Over all, its a one of a kind experience that really should be shared with modern audiences.
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GameCube
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest is certainly one of the more unusual games one will encounter. The purpose is to become King of the Cubivores by assuming as many different mutations as possible by strategically eating the colored slabs of meat off of other Cubivores. Ultimately, this is an unfortunately linear, rather repetitious, but painfully quirky game. A gamer with a penchant for the unusual will be able to look past Cubivore's short comings, but passive curiosity won't carry through to the end.
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GameCube
Summary Eat or be eaten! Assume the role of an animal in it's early stages of evolutionary development. As your animal instincts take over, you will boldly traverse hostile environments, savagely stalking your prey to assert your place in the animal chain of power. Will you have what it takes to become the new king of beasts? * Abstract cubic...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- GameCube
- Nintendo 64
Initial Release Date: Nov 5, 2002
Developer:
- Saru Brunei
Publisher: Atlus
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