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Oh man, another Battle of Giants game is out? And while I was hoping the battling giants this time around would be Robots, or something equally enormous (like Greg Miller's ego), instead I was given Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects. Bad ass to be sure, but my love for making giant animals battle school buses is waning.
For those of you that don't follow Battle of Giants, or me, very closely, here's the deal. It's a series of adventure/fighting games that pit ferocious monsters against each other. The first one had dinosaurs, the second one had dragons, and the newest version feature enormous spiders and scorpions (which are totally arachnids and not insects. I know, right?).
One of the things I liked about the first two games were how different they were. the developer changed the battle system, so the games felt completely different. Mutant Insects uses a modified battle system from Dragons, so the game feels largely the same. Players use the stylus to tap a body part, then flick towards the enemy, causing their monster to attack. When attacks are landed, the game switches into a connect-the-dots microgame to build up the attack power and dish out damage. It's a simple battle system that works for little kids, and players can upgrade their bug with special attacks.
Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects is very similar to the last couple games. Unfortunately it's not like the last couple games were so amazing that you wanted to play them constantly. They wore thin before the story mode was over. Having another version that doesn't really change the battle system doesn't get me excited. If little Johnny has never played any of the games, and for some reasons likes bugs more than effing dinosaurs or dragons, then buy him the dinosaur or dragon version anyway, and tell him to stop being that creepy kid who likes bugs.
Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects DSi Game Review - Download Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects For Free!
