There are hundreds of video games out there, but some game concepts are so wacky and out-of-the-box that they deserve to be talked about. This month, we'll look at a few such splendid oddballs!
Petrifying pet
You wanted a game involving a virtual pet and Seaman promised to give you one. What you got was a fish but with a human face and mannerisms. Much like with other virtual pets like Tamagotchi, the player needs to feed and care for the virtual pet to prevent it from dying. Despite being the pet's caretaker, you're still subjected to not-so-friendly remarks now and then. You are expected to care for it until it turns into a frog-like creature that can then be released into the wild what a relief!
A tedious bus ride
You've probably wished for video games to match real life, but Desert Bus takes it way too seriously. A journey from Tucson in Arizona to Las Vegas in Nevada takes 8 hours. Imagine playing this game for 8 hours, driving a bus through the entire insignificant road, no passengers to interact with and the threat of getting towed back to the start point! And controlling the bus non-stop for eight straight hours earns you hold your breath - 1 point!
Wild and zany
The game Katamari Damacy is a masterpiece from Japanese game developers and translates to "Clump Spirit". What's it all about? Turns out that the King of All Cosmos destroyed the moon and stars and it's up to the Prince, his son, to put 'em all back. How? Easy! By rolling a magic sticky ball to collect all kinds of materials. Once the sticky pile is large enough, it qualifies to become a star! Odd as it is, this game has been hailed as one of the greatest video games of all time.
Game or interactive fiction?
Everything is a game that stands true to its name - it involves, well, everything. This game comes from the artist who also created the game Mountain - which involved being a mountain - so you know that this game is going to be quite something! Players can fulfill their wishes of being a tree, grass, little pig exploring a grassland and best of all, you get little biographies of the things you turn into, thus learning while playing. It's like being a character in a fantasy fiction than anything else.
A clown and some hugs
As long as you don't have coulrophobia (fear of clowns), Dropsy might appeal to you. The game starts off on a sombre note with Dropsy's circus tent burning down, but Dropsy's quest is one of happiness as he seeks to hug people provided he can help them by solving puzzles even though no verbal communication is involved. Just don't let his terrifying face give you nightmares.
A pest's life
As someone who's been bitten by mosquitoes, it's only natural that you'll wish to know what it takes to be a mosquito. Luckily, Mister Mosquito is a game to fulfill your wishes. Much like a squirrel storing acorns for winter, in this game, the titular hero, Mister Mosquito, needs to store up enough blood to last through the winter. And so, the player has to suck blood from different people in a house without being noticed and swatted. As a bonus, each room has items that can offer benefits! All in all, it promises to be fun.
Eat or be eaten
Cubivore will appeal to anyone interested in grabbing the top spot in the food chain as the apex predator. In this natural selection game involving consuming other animals, you will grow fitter and fitter in an evolutionary point of view until you are powerful enough to challenge the tyrant alpha creature and topple it to grab its sp. This game would have surely made Charles Darwi proud!
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