Critter Crunch Brings Rainbow Barfing Fun To PlayStation Network

@goboard117: Took the words right out of my mouth.

@Asterisk-CGY: Magical Drop 3? I LOVE that game.

If I enjoyed Bejeweled-esqe games such as this I'd be interested. The game is remarkably cute/hilarious.

Rinaldus

man that looks great, but wth.. im a pretty good supporter of the good games on the ipod touch.. i actually go out of my way to find them and have heard nothing of this. that pisses me off, now i dont know what to get it for.

@BarbeQueQ: Yes, very well done! The music is very complementary and adds to the game. The detail added to the sounds the creatures make is very well made, nice. :D

@deanbmmv:
Oh n damn html iffyness, that was meant to be FPS with a strikeout. cos it was FPS, without the FPSness(for most of the game).

@Skullabrineâ„¢: Same here. Lately It's like people are hating on FP shooters just for being realistic and not like the goddamn Green Hill Zone.

It's like if Diablo 3 had a minigame.

Shinra1003

@Skullabrineâ„¢:
Pong...too genereic

Day One purchase for me. Itll keep someone in thehousehold entertained until the arrival of PixelJunk ELEMENTIAL.

@Sparx: Gamers: robbing the word "generic" since.. ????. Seriously when I see "generic" on Kotaku nowadays I keep scrolling, since it means nothing when people throw it at basically every game ever.

@Kobun:
The problem is with thinking out of the box is it doesn't sell games.
Anyway the best puzzler ever has been made already (i.e Tetis) so there isn't much point trying :P
And how do you propose you think out the box with a puzzler, there isn't much to play with.
of the top of my head the only kinda innovative game of last year was Mirrors Edge, for being a FPS, and having leg's, not hover cam. and that's as innovative as I'd want. If a game is good just copy it n put on a new paint job on it. fine with me.

@GimmeCat: it does. and co-op as well. both online and local.

Crom

@chuffhoncho: lol, you 2 take everything too seriously. damn! this is a video game, lay the hell off.

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

@PsycheE: It looks like matched colors based on feeding the critters to me, like Baku Baku meets Klax.

@Sparx: "Generic" may have sounded stronger than I wanted, but this style of game has been done before. That doesn't mean it's a poor game at all, but I wish developers would think outside the well for a change when it comes to puzzle game design, particularly when they boast about how innovative their games are. I think the last genuinely new, non-well-based concept was Wetrix over a decade ago.

@jtyson: What do you mean, "until the vomiting"?
That was literally the first thing that happens in the video.

The cinema is over after the pan out from the vomiting. Then it shows gameplay clips.

does it have versus mode?

@shaunomacx@onelastcontinue.com:

Where as calling a person a dumbass, and his rather humorous line (if I may say so, myself) fanwank is well-thought and illuminating? Sorry, it doesn't work that way.

"I find myself a little confused. What else IS there to buy that I don't already have for Xbox 360?" -- shaunomacx

That's fanwank, what ever fankwank may be, that is.

A little off topic but I almost got a job at the dev Capybara Games for my third year internship; thought the interview went very well but was not accepted :(

That's how I got stuck with AMD doing boring-ass test script developement.....

@Kobun: What do you mean, "until the vomiting"?
That was literally the first thing that happens in the video.

Anyway, I'm in love with the presentation. High definition 2-D visuals always get my blood pumping, so this one is right up my alley. It looks like a lot of fun too.

I don't understand why you say it looks "too generic". The same can be said about any game that isn't the premier title of its genre.
Any and every game made can be called a variation of a game made before it. I can see if the simple match-and-arrange type puzzle game isn't your thing, but it's no secret that there are hundreds and hundreds of puzzle games available, so to call it "too generic" is like saying birds fly too much.

@Kobun: No, it is not matched colors.

It looks like the food chain to me. Probably a bonus mechanism for small fly-->spider--->critter as oppose to just going spider--->critter. Similar to 4+ match in a row, instead your eating from small to big with bigger payout if the previous entity had more food from it's previous chain..

PsycheE

Oh god this is that one old neogeo game. With zodiac characters. What was it again?

Asterisk-CGY

@Kobun:
How is a game featuring rainbow-puking critters generic? õ_õ

Rainbow Barfing is AWESOME

That looks awesome!

CustomFirmware

@LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death): you dumbass! thats such a fanwank statement

f@pf@pf@p

@Goldwings: Has no idea why his avatar is a smiling sun: I can confirm it's gonna be less than $9.99

Crom

@Boom-Chicka-Ah: ๏̯๏

@Kobun:

we really need too get away from this excuse. Far too often people pass something off with their only explanation being that "it looks too generic". How about listing something more specific for a change? Can most people even define "generic"? I'm sure it means something different to everyone due to taste in games yet no specifics are ever given

@Falsoman: I said the same thing about Super Stardust HD and Echochrome and yet i bought them.

:'(
they're right. nature is gross. look at us humans. we have to shit and piss to cleanse our selves. we couldn't just do something a little cleaner? i mean sure we have toilets now, but the people in medieval times had to suffer from shit being thrown out the windows. and what did the people do after that. and how do the people in third world countries take a shit when there are no toilets? damnit all nature !

@Goldwings: Has no idea why his avatar is a smiling sun:

Reminds me of Diablo 3 for some reason...

Xaevier

Wow. Love the look of this. The intro was kinda gross, but awesome. Not really sure what was going on in the gameplay though.

dgonchild

it works just like astro pop. nothing different.

@LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death): Because exclusive games are only a bad thing when you don't have more than one system!

@BarbeQueQ:
No, it definitely looks better on the PS3. Not just resolution but the animation is awesome. Looks like it plays a little faster to boot.

Halfway trying to talk myself out of being interested. My PSN plate is pretty full for awhile.

Wow the art for this game looks incredible. It has everything to vomiting rainbows to exploding animals. Here's hoping for reasonable price though, although being a puzzle game, it's sure to be addicting.

I like so i'll keep an eye on it.

@MoeB: "Shame" is not how you're supposed to spell "It's a good thing..."

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

If Totoro and Kirby had a love child...that was developmentally disabled...

gaijira

The iPhone version is pretty cool.

This one looks gorgeus but i'm not sure i would buy this game on a home console being able to playit on the go already.

@naib: But it's not as sexy on Iphone as it is on PS3, is it?

I think not.

BarbeQueQ

@Intellectualdiot: I don't get that quote either. The gameplay video shows gameplay appearing to be of the matched color variety... and this is what Critter Crunch looks to dethrone?

Holy shit, this game looks super smexy! That's right, smexy.

Props to the artist.

BarbeQueQ

From that first picture it doesn't look that interesting, but after watching the trailer and gameplay this has me very intrigued. It seems to take a lot of the better elements of a puzzle game and meld them into a funny and colorful creation.

goboard117

Say what you will about the Match 3 tyrants Capcom, at least they keep the trains running on time.

That was cute until the vomiting... Looks really pretty but seems too generic to me to be worth a purchase.

@MoeB: It's also on the iPhone/iPotch. One of my favorites.

Not sure I'd buy it a second time but for those that haven't played it, it's definitely worth checking out.

Omg this game looks brilliant! Shame that it's only on PSN!

MoeB

@shouryuuken: So you're saying that this came out on the app store??

@shouryuuken:

@Crom: Honestly, they all look the same to me. Puzzle games never were my type. I prefer them as mini-games or triggers in my actual games.

Rinaldus

god i wish someone would remake nhl 94 with updated graphics, but otherwise exactly the same gameplay

meesterbrian

Trying to outweird Noby Noby Boy I guess.

@Rinaldus: its actually nothing like bejeweled... more like magical drop but with a completely different puzzle mechanic.

Crom

@MoeB: nah it can stay there. it looks like an attempt to 1up popcap.

i'm fine with plants vs zombies for my casual needs for now - it's rediculous in value for $10 even though i downloaded it.

ithyphallus

@KEN: yeah almost a year ago. thats probably why i hadnt heard of it.. i didnt have an ipod touch then. thats the BIGGEST problem of the app store.. if you dont hear about a game within a few days of release.. itll be swallowed up.

This game looks suspiciously similar to the Magical Drop series but only with barfing involved.

@naib: Yer, this was already one of the prettier games on the iPhone in terms of artwork and attention to detail. The swipe gameplay works brilliantly as well. Highly recommended. Definitely a day 0 purchase for me based on it being 1/100 as good as the iPhone version.

robinthakur

Oh look someone else thinks we wouldn't notice when they copy Magical Drop!

dokiwaku

AMAZING

mrgregs

Oh, you weren't kidding about the rainbow puking. I thought it was a euphemism.

jedbeetle

need multiplayer for me to buy it. local 2-player will be adequate.

ironmiso

@Svend Joscelyne: The guy explained himself, shut up you tart.

Svend Joscelyne

@Kobun: I'm not quite sure how this can be considered 'generic', but okay.

Svend Joscelyne

@shouryuuken: Its funny that KEN got a Shouryuuken reply.

nesstee