These would be shark killers cruise above you on various craft and shoot you with magic bullets than are not affected by water. Let’s just come out and say it, I’ve had more fun out of the water in Maneater than in.Īs soon as you start masticating on man-flesh, the local threat level will start to rise and when it fills up you can expect a visit from local shark hunters. Chasing tourists across a bridge for example or ending up some someone’s swimming pool. Once beached you can leap, roll, dive and flop your way around the various environments which leads to some hilarious situations. So a trip to the beach can very quickly end up looking like an outtake from a John Wick film. Even at that point, your health starts going down but if you're eating this is also going up. Of course, even super sharks can’t stay out of the water too long and you will see your limited time ticking down. However, that is where Maneater and reality part ways because in this game you can fling yourself out of the drink and start eating folk alfresco. Like real sharks, you can pick up speed and breach the surface of the water.
While some will dip their chubby toes in the ocean, many will stay on dry land and this leads to my favourite and most ridiculous part of the game. From beaches, golf courses and just about everywhere, Homo sapiens are coming out of the woodwork. As you swim around you can often see Las Vegas-like cityscapes towering above you and it can feel a little surreal. As there really isn't any loot as such this is yet another design choice which does gamify the shark and her progress.Ĭhowing down on mackerel is all very well and good, but my first thought as a brand new shark was ‘where is the nearest beach?’ The games whole arcade-like tempo dictates we would be in a place heavily occupied but humans. Interestingly, the colour of the mutation changes like it would in a loot-based game so green, blue, purple and so on.
The plethora of biological treats on offer all give you a certain type of resource and these can then be spent on upgrading your chosen mutations. As mentioned, your shark also has various body parts than can have mutations added, which are unlocked by key quests or killing bounty hunters. However, when I returned a few hours later as an adult, I was snacking on them like a fat kid in sweet shop. So for example when you first start out there are level eight crocodiles roaming the swamp which presents a real threat to your level two mini shark. We do get pretty near to a leaking nuclear reactor and then there is also references to the water being laced with mutagens so why not have the X-Men version of Jaws cruising around.Įach time you gain a level you get visibly bigger and will be able to tackle enemies who are also higher level. Yes for reasons beyond reason, our Carcharhinus Leucas (or Bull Shark for short) not only grows but also can evolve new attributes on the fly (take that Darwin).
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