Ape Out is awesome. Played mostly with M+KB on a laptop, preferable over gamepad. You're a big gorilla in a science facility. You see other gorillas dead in neighbouring cells and people looking at you, very close to the glass seperating you two. They must've killed your brethren. TIME FOR RETRIBUTION. TIME TO ESCAPE. THE APE IS OUT. The aim of Ape Out is to escape the environments you're trapped within. Whether it's the science facility, a compound, a skyscraper or a shipping dock, you need to get out of there. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SURVIVE IF YOU STAY. And there are many people there that will shoot and explode you to death along the way. And if you're too reckless or too restrained in your destruction, you're not going to make it. But you're a giant ape, who can throw or grab people with impunity. You are a beast that will leave puddles of blood, where men defiantly stood in your way. Don't hold yourself back. The levels between your cage and your exit isn't going to be the same between deaths. Be ready to adapt to your environment, just as an escaping gorilla will do so. An off-screen drummer will play alongside you. Each object you smash, and every person you kill, will be scored with loud crashes and energetic drum beats. Walking along plays a bassy rhythm, and you feel how heavy you are. YOU WILL FEEL THE VIOLENCE. The gorilla will direct its sights where your mouse is, and moves faster when it's moving forward. This sounds like tank controls; to me, it is. And it's better if you treat it like that, because walking sideways or backwards will invite you to get killed. Get in there, and and kill some people. This game isn't very long, and thank goodness. The ending is phenomenal, and among the best in games. Its simple gameplay will tell a simple story: YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FREEDOM. Fantastic game. I recommend this to everybody. This review is written with Jacob Geller's "Ape Out and Freedom" in mind.
