Insaniquarium Deluxe! Review by: bazboyd - 8/10
Here Fishy FishyI'm gonna say it now, I love writing reviews, and I hope you guys love reading them. Well, lets get to it, Insaniquarium! A game about feeding fish! Yeah, I'm not gonna lie, it sounds boring, but don't leave yet, it is a good game. You feed fish! ... I am really not helping my case here. Well, lets get to it.
Graphics: 8
The graphics are great for 2004. Nowadays, they still look pretty good. The backgrounds are very detailed and beautiful, the different fish are nicely designed, and the bosses ( Yes, you read that correctly. ) are creative and nicely done.
Sounds: 7
The music is nice and cheery, not to mention catchy. The sound... eh. The sound can get annoying sometimes, like the repeated gun blast sounds... gun blast sounds? Yeah, there are guns in this game. This game is full of surprises.
Addictiveness: 8
Now, don't get me wrong feeding fish doesn't sound all that fun, but the game is incredibly addicting. Now, let me explain the basic mechanics of the game. You feed fish, they poop money, (Yeah, I know.) you buy more fish, repeat till you have enough money to buy pieces of the eggs, which unlock pets. Yeah, it sounds weird. But, believe it or not, it gets even weirder. In the next level, you have to protect your fish from aliens coming into your tank through a rip in space time. And no, that wasn't the story. The story, is amazing...
Story: 10
Now, to be fair, this shouldn't be here, cause I don't think there is a story. But, I'm gonna make a story for it, ready? Here we go.
You come from a long line of fish caretakers / breeders. When your grandfather died, he left his fish tank to you. Thanks granddad. But little did you know, these fish were special. They poop money! But intergalactic space aliens from outer space want the money. You arm yourself with a gun and pets, and you get ready for the best fun ever.
Phew. We all need a little time to be silly, right?
Depth: 10
This game has a LOT to offer. Fish, different kinds of fish, different bosses, different weapons, pets to unlock, and different modes.
The different modes include, Challenge mode, Time Trial, Adventure mode (or campaign mode, if you will), And virtual tank. Adventure mode is your basic campaign, as you go along, you unlock different pets, which do a variety of things, including, but not limited to, Fight aliens with you, give money, feed fish, collect money, and give birth? Yeah, that's a thing. Time trial is trying to make as much money as you can in 5 minutes. Challenge mode, if I remember correctly, is trying to complete a normal level, but the prices on things increase over time.
Virtual tank is just that, a virtual tank. You earn shells (the virtual tank currency) through playing Adventure mode, time trial, and challenge mode. You also get shells from your virtual tank fish. You buy Virtual tank fish with shells. And if you want to get some quick shells, here is a tip. Take a normal fish, buy it, and name it Santa. When you do that, you will get a fully grown fish that is white and red, sings Christmas carols, and drops 20 shells. Pretty cool.
Difficulty: 7
Like all good games, the difficulty has a learning curve. The farther in you get in to it, it gets harder. But this game gets hard. And I mean HARD. This game will chew you up, spit you out, insult your mother, insult your father, and yeah its actually not that hard. Its very tedious though. It can get hard though.
Overall: 8
This game is good. You should definitely try it out. If you hate fish though, whats wrong with you?
Man, I feel like this dragged on a little.
I hope you guys liked this review, because i sure love writing them.
Graphics
8 Sound
7 Addictive
8 Depth
10 Story
10 Difficulty
7
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