When Vikings Attack!
| When Vikings Attack! | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Clever Beans, XDev Studios Europe[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita |
| Release date(s) | November 6, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
When Vikings Attack! is a fighting video game by Clever Beans. The game was released in November 6, 2012 as a downloadable game only for the PlayStation 3 and also supports Sony's cross-play feature on the PS Vita.[2] It was also included on the "Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1" compilation disc, released June 18th, 2013.[3]
Gameplay
When Vikings Attack! plays like an arena melee brawler game. The only hard rule is that throwing objects are only allowed. Players control a small group of civilians fighting hordes of vikings. The objective is to pick up objects and throw to knock out enemies. Every vikings and civilians are fragile to every strike from a thrown object and will be knocked out in one hit. Each time an object collides with a figure, they're knocked out and excluded from the group, but larger or wide objects may even knock out an entire group, resulting in the player being eliminated. Lost civilians can be replaced by recruiting stray people roaming field. The game also features special items to be thrown such as explosive bombs for an area of effect attack.
The game features a campaign mode supporting up to four player co-op. There's also a multiplayer section with a few game modes such as last man standing and survival mode. The game also features collection extra for view collected citizens of different outfits and movies.
Reception
The game received mixed to fairly positive reviews. IGN gave the game a 6.5, praising the unique gameplay, but claims it gets repetitive after a while.[4]