Last Orders

Posted in 2008, Ps3 - 23 June 2010 - No comment

Never written about The Last Guy (2008, PS3), which is a lovely little maze game which is raised into something more by it’s post-apocalyptic milieu and its use of satellite-style overhead city maps. Survivors pour out of city buildings and you try to round them up while alien beings roam the streets. It starts as a Pac-Man esque experience, but you soon come to realise that levels are conquered through careful planning and tactics. Subtle gameplay changes from level to level, along with the variety of the cityscapes, make this a game with hidden depths and real replayability. The strange, eerie soundscape is a standout also.

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