Maneater

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  • Summary: Maneater breaks new ground in the popular action RPG genre and finds players taking on the role of a deadly shark with the uncanny ability to evolve as it feeds. Eat, Explore and Evolve in an Open World Action RPG. Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by ChrisManeater breaks new ground in the popular action RPG genre and finds players taking on the role of a deadly shark with the uncanny ability to evolve as it feeds. Eat, Explore and Evolve in an Open World Action RPG. Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by Chris Parnell. (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Rick, and Morty)
    Feed on humans, consume nutrients and find rare shark loot to evolve past what nature intended.
    Explore 7 large regions including bayous of the gulf coast, resort beaches, industrial docks, the open ocean and more. Experience a living world with a full Day/Night cycle.
    Unlock and equip various Evolutions that improve and enhance your shark as you progress through the campaign.
    Hunter Parties and Bounty System - the humans fight back! The Battle against various types of hunters ranging from small skiffs all the way up to the coast guard.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 33
  3. Negative: 1 out of 33
  1. Player 2
    May 24, 2020
    91
    Tripwire has crafted a fantastically balanced experience that knows when enough is enough and is genuinely funny, something many games aim for but so few succeed in reaching. Maneater is an ideal palate cleanser for those suffering from ‘open-world’ fatigue and, despite its perfect size, still left me wanting more.
  2. Generación Xbox
    May 29, 2020
    83
    One of the best sleepers of the year. Maneater's looking forward to staying for a while.
  3. Windows Central
    May 22, 2020
    80
    Maneater is a quirky and addictive role-playing game that every Xbox One owner should play.
  4. Critical Hit
    May 22, 2020
    75
    Maneater plays its hand early, as the novelty of being an almost unstoppable apex predator thrown into an unforgiving ocean doesn’t have much depth to it. What Maneater does have though, is a meaty world worth exploring, a fascinating system of evolution and whip-smart writing that adds colour to your deep blue killing spree.
  5. Gamer.no
    May 25, 2020
    70
    A fun game with an entertaining story about revenge it’s hard to put down despite some failings here and there.
  6. Vandal
    May 22, 2020
    70
    Maneater is one of those arcade games we miss. It’s just pure fun, with a fantastic documentary-like narrative that makes playing it more enjoyable. It gets quite repetitive, though, as the mission design isn’t very diverse, but if you pace yourself you can make this flaw more bearable.
  7. Metro GameCentral
    May 26, 2020
    30
    A shark RPG sounds like an unlikely idea for a video game and unfortunately the end result is even less entertaining, and far more repetitive, than you might imagine.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 39
  3. Negative: 6 out of 39
  1. SRC
    May 24, 2020
    10
    Instant classic. This is just what we need right now! Brilliant game dynamics and stunning level design. Lots to explore and discover. WellInstant classic. This is just what we need right now! Brilliant game dynamics and stunning level design. Lots to explore and discover. Well balanced player evolution as well. A chomping good time:) Thank you devs, it was well worth the wait!… Expand
  2. Poophead69
    Jul 14, 2021
    10
    A power fantasy at its finest.. so much fun.. gory.. and it you loved jaws then this game is for you.. great graphics and amazing sound
  4. CoolDadTx
    Oct 5, 2021
    9
    Surprisingly this concept works. It is a little bit of a grind as you go to each area, eat a bunch of fish, attack humans, get hunted and thenSurprisingly this concept works. It is a little bit of a grind as you go to each area, eat a bunch of fish, attack humans, get hunted and then rinse and repeat but the overall game isn't that long and it's fun being a shark. While the game has a story I mostly found the commentaries as you eat fish and go to different areas entertaining. For example when you encounter some fish the narrator often gives some biological information about it. For areas you get a running commentary on how humans have treated the oceans badly and are now suffering. If it wasn't a fun game this would have been annoying.

    Early on you are going to struggle to kill even the simplest of predators but by about half way through the leveling you really become overpowered. The only encounter I had any issues with were the whale apex predators because they could grab you and kill you quickly. Beyond that most everything was easy, even the named hunters.

    Overall this is a fun, quick and easy game to play. Compared to open worlds and complex systems with achievements that require mutually exclusive choices this was a pleasant game to play just for fun, as all games should be.

    I hope the devs create another game like this.    … Expand
  5. Moistur
    Sep 15, 2020
    8
    Excellent game in terms of fun being a shark. I’ve had my problems with the game but as with all games a little patience and time with it willExcellent game in terms of fun being a shark. I’ve had my problems with the game but as with all games a little patience and time with it will definitely give you a fun experience. My main complaint would just be lack of end game content and very grindy missions but other than that the story is very fun as well as the Apex predators.… Expand
  6. takotako
    May 26, 2021
    7
    It's a fun game with basic story. It can be addictive However the control there's much room for improvement, and after 3-4 for hours the gameIt's a fun game with basic story. It can be addictive However the control there's much room for improvement, and after 3-4 for hours the game will be repetitve for me.… Expand
  7. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 2, 2020
    7
    Maneater
    a swimmingly good time
    Maneater is an 8 hour long action rpg where you play as a shark, to prevent spoilers ill just say this is a    Maneater
    a swimmingly good time
    Maneater is an 8 hour long action rpg where you play as a shark, to prevent spoilers ill just say this is a revenge story…
    A revenge story that is told through a reality tv style…
    here you swim the swamps and oceans on your quest to become a mega shark.. and really this is just a game about dumb fun,
    eating other animals, battling your way up the food chain, completing quests and finding collectables to progress through the story…
    And again this is just a dumb fun game.. it’s a nice distraction.. as maneater overall is pretty repetitive and tedious after a while… a game that’s more fun with breaks in between a new rigion… I never really found the exploration to be fun or even aquring new skills or leveling up the different equippable upgrades.. this game is simply swim and either take on a hunted animal in that region, take on an apex animal which is a regions boss fights, do some population control or eat some humans… rinse repeat all the way til the end of the game..
    Maneater is its most special during its first few hours as youre flaing with all the cool things you can do.. hopping on shore to snack on some human flesh.. antagonizing bounty hunters to come out and play so you can eat them and aquire a new upgradable item to increase your stains or gain a new ability… all of this is a blast… but it remains a blast to the past afterwards as maneater doesn’t really do much to keep you entertained beyond those first few hours..
    eventually it just feels like a map cleaning game..
    Ultimately though maneater is fun distraction… despite the tedium I thankfully had a revenge story pulling me through, and a progression system that actually felt like It mattered..
    I give maneater
    a 7/10    … Expand
  8. jro3001
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    Would be good but it crashes on the busiest boss fights. Unacceptable QA, games shouldn't be released in this state.

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