Naughty Bear is the story of a bear out for revenge. After being left out while the other bears had a party, Naughty Bear decided it was time for revenge. Never again will you envision a teddy bear as just a cute and cuddly children’s toy.
Naughty Bear has 2 game modes, story and challenge. Story mode has 27 levels each featuring a different goal needed to pass the level. The goal varies from a target number of Naughty Points, Cupcakes, or total bear kills. Challenge mode features the same 27 levels only it’s a race against the clock to rack up as many Naughty Points as possible.
Through the levels you’ll be introduced to a variety of enemies from standard bears all the way up to ninja bears. Each type has its own special traits that make them more and more difficult to kill. Each level is littered with objects including cupcakes, weapons, and sabotage stations. Cupcakes are worth Naughty Points so you’ll want to collect those while avoiding other bears until you come across a weapon since you can’t kill a bear unless you have a weapon equipped. Weapons are time limited and the screen will flash red when your weapon is about to disappear. Sabotage stations are various places like bbq grills or campfires that you can “set-up” that will attract bears while you hide in the bushes nearby. While a bear is distracted by the trap you’ve set, you can jump out and attack them from behind. Every kill triggers mini-cut scene that shows exactly how you are taking out the enemy. Kills also give you a point multiplier, which can be stacked with several rapid kills in a short time.
Naughty Bear is quite an entertaining title once you get over the shock that you are using children’s stuffed animals in an ultra-violent game. This isn’t surprising given the fact that it borrows a formula from one of gaming’s most recognizable titles, Pac-Man. At $2.99, Naughty Bear may be one of the higher priced titles that I’ve checked out, but it’s a very well made game that will keep you challenged as you work your way through all of the levels.
As luck would have it, we happen to have yet another game to give away this week. Up for grabs is a copy of Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 for 360.
The rules are the same as always:
- Must be 18 or older to win
- Must live in the US or Canada
To enter:
- Make a comment below telling me why you deserve this game
For an extra contest entry, follow us at @SnackbarGames and RT the contest tweet.
I’ll draw a winner next Monday, November 15th.
Borderlands is, hands down, one of my favorite games of all time. The original game was very solid, but Gearbox followed it up with 4 very solid DLC releases. To celebrate, they released a Game of the Year edition that included a voucher for all 4 DLC packs, a foldout map of Pandora, and a voucher code for Duke Nukem Forever First Access.
Since we like to give things away around here, I’ve got a copy of this awesome version of Borderlands for PS3 up for grabs.
The rules are simple:
- Must be 18 or older to enter. By submitting an entry, you confirm that you are in fact 18 or older.
- Must reside in the US or Canada.
Just leave a comment letting me know why you deserve this. For a second entry, RT our status promoting this contest. I’ll compile all the entries next Monday, November 1, and randomly select a winner.
Ready, GO!
Since the day I caved and finally admitted that the iPhone was actually a real gaming platform, very few games have managed to capture my undivided attention. Cut the Rope is a puzzle game developed by the folks at ZeptoLab that has joined that very short list.
Cut the Rope is an ingenious game based on the idea that a mysterious package arrived with a strange creature inside named Om Nom. The only thing Om Nom wants is candy and it’s your job to get it to him.
Each level in Cut the Rope is a new puzzle where you must figure out how to deliver the candy to Om Nom. Feeding Om Nom is not your only goal, though, as you’ll also be trying to collect the 3 golden stars present in each level, some of which don’t stick around for long. Along the way you’ll encounter spiders trying to feast on the candy and even obstacles that break the candy to bits.
Much like some of the top games on the App Store, Cut the Rope features a deceptively simple concept that scales very well. Levels are short but fun, which allows for very short gaming sessions or long marathons. I found Cut the Rope to be quite easy, even on later levels, but that didn’t diminish the experience at all.
Cut the Rope currently features 100 levels broken up in to 4 stages, but a placeholder 5th stage promises additional levels are coming soon. Currently sitting at the top of the App Store, this isn’t one you will want to miss. Spend the $.99 and thank me later.
Jungly Jump is the newest game from iOS app specialist MEDL Mobile. It features two lovable characters, Squaty and Spiky, that are out to get a bite to eat. And they need your help. A simple-yet-challenging strategy game, Jungly Jump will test your creativity and keep you longing for just one more level.
The game is dead simple. Launch Spiky off the teeter-totter by telling Squaty, who climbs up and down the tree above, where and how high to jump from. Spiky’s trajectory is controlled by tapping the screen to aim. Each level has a target number of fruit to collect and a certain number of attempts in which to collect the fruit. Early levels have different patterns of fruit suspended in the air, but as you progress through the hundred-plus levels you’ll run into booby traps like fruit-rotting worms and even some power-ups to make the level easier.
Jungly Jump has a slight learning curve as you become familiar with the in-game physics. It has a ton of depth with the number of levels included and I really wanted to keep playing, but as the game progressed I grew tired of the aim, wait, and jump formula. Its cartoony graphics were fine, but Squaty reminded me an awful lot of Sid the Sloth from the Ice Age movies.
All of that aside, Jungly Jump is a decent strategy game if you are looking for something to play here and there. I genuinely had fun with it, but I just got bored on long playing sessions and found myself switching to other games after 10 or so minutes. It’s priced low at $1.99 so it’s a solid title to have at your disposal, but I wouldn’t say it’s one of my favorites.
