Run Fatty Run: Frantic arcade tapping action to help you lose some calories
whilst having fun!
Here at AGR we love indie games companies and we’re especially excited by
development houses with an interesting background. So when Disparity Games came
to us with their product we were quite amazed by their game and the story of
their development. They’re one family and they work together towards building
games! Awesome… Read on to feel the family love…
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| Games android: Run Fatty Run |
Gameplay: In this weird and whacky game the world has gone nuts. Obesity
has become a global endemic and one government has created a new health program
to help their citizens lose weight. It involves some consistent running with a
motivator… and no we’re not talking about a Personal Trainer or Mr
Motivator himself… there’s a tiger chasing you! You control the hero, Bert, and
you need to outpace the predator otherwise he’ll maul you to death jump on you
and drag you back to the start line (…we presume the game is family friendly.)
Bert is quite an amusing guy really… he’s like a stereotypical geeky and unhappy
office worker. He looks like he’s stuck in a vicious cycle where he eats
because he’s unhappy and he’s unhappy because he eats so much. Everyday at the
office is pink shirt Friday for him and then BAM! All of sudden he’s thrown
into this Running Man training regime and needs to pound the concrete faster
than a jungle beast!
To get in the exercise mood with Bert then you also need to participate and
you do this by tapping on the screen. The faster you tap then the faster Bert
will run, and the vertical position of your taps will control where your obese
runner will move to. The fairly intuitive controls are extended further with
swipe actions which let you charge through objects, and roll down hills. All
pretty simple but at the same time it’s very entertaining to see how this chunky
guy actually has more leg muscle strength than a four legged creature. (Note
that in real life there’s a certain element of truth… many big boned people have
strong legs because their legs are trained in holding up their large body
mass!)
Before you think this is some sort of non-stop runner game – it isn’t at
all. There are multiple levels which break up the gameplay into short
manageable bursts of fun. In fact there are 36 levels in total and each has a
bronze/silver/gold rating system to it. The surprise doesn’t stop there though
because in addition to the standard races there are some special lightening
races. If you complete enough of these challenges then you’ll be rewarded with
a comic strip!
Comic Surprise: Personally I’m a comic nut, so when I saw these little
sketches I was pretty hooked. In fact that became my purpose for playing the
game. Indeed this game is fun to play in short bursts, but it’s even better to
play for the comic rewards.
Game Theming: Overall the game is quite lively and the music is just upbeat
enough to get you into that running mood. Personally I think some more tiger
growling noises would increase the excitement (but they would be pretty cheesy
too!). The visuals are superb and there’s excellent 3D graphics. All the
smooth models and pretty colour palettes make it a gentle and easy on the eyes
game.
However, in turns of gameplay it’s not gentle or easy at all and it really
doesn’t let you rest. Although it’s intuitive, it’s also very hectic and
intense. In fact, it’s so manic that I was breaking into a sweat from playing
and perhaps I was losing calories from the exercise too!
Tuning: As with every new game there are obviously some areas which need
some tweaking. The key areas we’ve spotted are the Gold stars and the touch
interface. However we’re quite confident that successive releases will iron out
these issues and polish this game up. More importantly we think that the
developers will actually listen to your requests and try to accommodate for
you.
Rating: 4/5 Run Fatty Run will urge you to tap your screen faster and
harder. The exercise inducing gameplay is coupled with a unique comic strip
reward! Complete the game to find out what becomes of your hero,
Bert!
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