Posted on: December 13, 2022
MacArthur1880
Spiele: 817 Rezensionen: 9
Comedy sci-fi fantasy TPS-RTS (?)
This game bears more similarity to MDK than Sacrifice, but it has a bit of Sacrifice in it - both games were developed by Shiny. Is it then a coincidence that Giants: Citizen Kabuto (GCK) was developed by a studio set up by ex-Shiny devs? Not at all. The story is set on an alien world that consists of tropical islands travelling through space, with various strange creatures inhabiting them. The gameplay is divided in three major parts: 1) TPS (third person shooter) as a member of a spacefaring race of Meccaryns who stumbles on the strange island world of GCK. There is a lot of shooting and jetpack jumping. Then there are RTS elements consisting around building a base by small big-headed humanoids called "smarties", which are collected and placed on your base, where they build equipment shops for you, in order to assist you in your mission. 2) TPS as a Sea Ripper princess Delphi, who casts spells and shoots magical arrows at the enemies, as well as RTS element surrounding the base building aspect of the game. 3) Walking and stomping everything as Kabuto, a giant monster who destroys the enemis with its might and eats them to restore health. The game features quite advanced graphics for its time, and a lot of people who played this game originally reported lags using outdated equipment. Nowadays this should not be a problem, but a few minor graphical bugs may appear. Eerie tropical sound and atmosphere add to the game's otherwise fun and cartoonish character, with lots of black humor thrown into the mix. There is a multiplayer capability but I never tested it myself. It's a strange mix of different genres with a challenging campaign, fun story and lots of action - 5/5
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