Bee simulator gameplay5/20/2023 ![]() Technically-wise, Bee Simulator isn’t a winner. Nothing in here is very exciting, but the game does provide you with a ton of info on every single animal you find on the map, which is based on a very poorly made Central Park. ![]() ![]() You can unlock skins, trophies of arthropods, and so on. It will be over in a couple of hours, but as previously mentioned, Bee Simulator does try to extend its overall duration with some mundane tasks, as well as collectibles. There are some dramatic plot twists that, at the very least, give Jerry Seinfeld and Bee Movie a run for their money. You follow a very brief, as well as unappealing, story about gathering pollen for your hive before winter arrives. The combat can best be described as “a turn-based JRPG fighting system combined with Guitar Hero“. You’ll also partake in other somewhat nonsensical yet varied gameplay challenges, such as racing, treasure hunting, animal cataloguing, balloon popping, bear stinging (you get a trophy called “Unbearable” by doing so), and even brief instances of combat against other wasps and hornets. Weirdly enough, Bee Simulator is an open-world adventure game! You start off by naming your insectoid heroine (you’re a worker, so you’ll always be a female), learning how to tame the bonkers controls, and then proceed to collect as much pollen as possible for your beehive. The story is nothing too spectacular, but as a fun family game, it works well.Īs a busy bee, you will complete objectives for your queen as the hive prepares for the upcoming winter.Ĭentral Park is filled with all kinds of animals, from the tiny ant to the humongous zebrasĮven though the graphics are in a realistic style, each of the bees have a storybook-like voice which has a fun dynamic.You know a bee dies after stinging a person, right? I tried doing that in order to put myself out of my misery. To break this up, different side objectives will become available.įor the brunt of the game, you will be collecting pollen to bring back to the hive. Outside of that, there are other side objectives to accomplish to earn extra rewards. What is most impressive is how the game feels genuine in its use of simulating the life of a bee. Simulator games tend to either be ultra-realistic simulations like Farming Simulator or more comical takes like Goat Simulator. Bee Simulator does have educational aspects in learning about bees and combines it with gameplay to reinforce the simulation. The game also features a split-screen multiplayer mode, where you and a friend can explore different maps as bees together.īee Simulator also has a split-screen multiplayer mode where you and a friend can explore as bees together. ![]() Instead of being in Central Park, the multiplayer mode has three different maps to explore. For example, players can dodge traffic in a city map or collect pollen on the greenhouse map. The premise for Bee Simulator is good, and I like the idea of doing education through video games in such a uniquely refreshing way, but the execution here has problems. ![]() It would have added to the game variety if you could explore these maps in single player. When the game is not asking much from the player, then Bee Simulator ends up being somewhat fun with a great sense of scale, but the controls hamper such an important part of the game that the experience ends up being frustrating. Also, on a base PS4, the game’s frame rate dives into the split-screen mode as well. If this were more of an inexpensive game, it would be acceptable to look past these issues, but at $40, these issues are more pronounced. Especially so given that the main story is only a couple of hours long, and if you are not interested in completing side challenges, there is not much to do.Įven though Bee Simulator has its fair share of flaws, it was refreshing to play something different from the usual loot-based shooter that most games are heading towards these days. What is more surprising is that it works as an educational game without feeling too forced. When Bee Simulator goes on sale, it is worth checking out, but unless the developers fix the technical issues or add more content, the full price is a bit too steep. Verdict: Bee Simulator provides fun and refreshing gameplay in a good educational wrapper. However, disappointing technical issues, lack of variety, and $40 price is too much to ignore. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |