MANEATER
Verdict: A bizarre yet unique experience
What is it?
This is a third-person action role-playing game in which the player assumes control of a baby bull shark who must take revenge on a shark hunter named Scaly Pete, who killed its mother and disfigured it. The shark has several basic attacks, including charging into enemies, launching out of the water and whipping enemies with its tail to stun them. It can also use its surroundings for combat advantages, such as using a swordfish as a spear.
Gameplay
Sadly, the game’s fun is also its main limitation as ultimately, it’s just as single-minded as its predator protagonist. The vast, vast majority of what you’ll do in Maneater is “go here, kill X of this animal or people”. Objectives, by way of combat, that’re as deep as a puddle, broken up by some amusing exploration and gathering of collectibles. There simply isn’t enough gameplay variety to justify the massive amount of chomping you have to do to reach Megalodon status.
Graphics
You start out your shark life roaming the fresh waters of a Louisiana bayou as a youngster and the map almost immediately starts to reveal its surprising diversity. Across eight zones, we see everything from the open sea to shallow and narrow waterways, and they’re all loaded with unexpectedly interesting stuff and interconnected with sewer pipe mazes and underwater caves. These waters are teeming with wildlife, most of which is beautifully rendered and animated. Even out of the water there’s a ton to see, so it’s always worth cruising around on the surface for a while in each area.
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