Games can come in all shapes and sizes. last time I reviewed a high production value full fledged console game. Today I would like to review a casual and short flash game by the name of, Ultimate Crab Battle. The game can be played here @ http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/Ultimate-Crab-Battle.html . It's a very short game that can be completed in just about 10 minutes.
So what is Ultimate Crab Battle ? Well, it's basically a 2D shooter game where you, the player, take control of a shark rider loaded with weapons to destroy the Evil King Crab. There is only one level, just you and one Evil King Crab to duke it out. The goal of the game is to defeat the Evil King Crab, get a highscore, and you are done. This game aesthetics focuses primarily on sensation and challenge.
The setting and of the game is introduced in the beginning of the game. It is about a magical shark,with the help of a human boy, to settle the conflict between the Sharks and Crabs once and for all. All of it takes place in the ocean which is the level itself.
In this game, you control your shark rider with the Arrow keys and fire your weapon load with the 'A' key. The key to beating the game is to avoid the myriad of attacks that the Evil King Crab throws at you to conserve your health meter as displayed on the top left. These chaotic attacks consists of the Evil King Crab summoning killer spearfishes,spewing spinning lasers, shooting reflecting machine gun projectiles, sucking up water to restrict your movement space, unleashing killer snakes from its pincers, brings down an electrocuting cage, and many more. This attacks forces you to utilize the entire screen space. Your weapon load consists of rapid fire laser beams, guided laser beam, homing rockets and torpedoes. Of which, the rockets and torpedoes can be depleted. Shooting down the little fishes that spawn randomly during the game will reward you with either ammunition or extra points.
After defeating the Evil King Crab, there will be a final cut scene whereby the Evil King Crab gives his amusing last words and the game ends with a transition to the score screen for players to upload their high score to internet or on facebook for competitive/social reasons.
Competitive players can look forward to playing the game in 3 difficulties, Easy, Medium, and Hard. How these difficulties differ is the bonus score awarded at the end of the game and the health of the Evil King Crab which basically increases the gameplay time required, though surviving longer is not as easy as it sounds.
What I like about the game is how they piece everything together, the hand drawn looking art style, the epic final boss like medieval themed background music, and the rich amount of chaos present during the gameplay. The whole experience really felt like an epic last boss battle right from the start of the game, there is no level or character progression.
In conclusion, Ultimate crab battle is a great game to fill up your short breaks and need for lightweight amusements. The only thing that I would dislike about the game would have to be the short amount of content(I want more epic battles you see).
The Verdict : Cher Shen Approves. Just don't expect me to play this for hours and hours though :P
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