WHAT THE FLIK?Īlthough the game isn't finished, the preview version was plagued with a flagging frame rate, bouts of slowdown, and pop-up problems. You can also move seeds around in the levels as needed. For example, if you jump on a mushroom seed, it'll bloom into a trampoline that can bounce you to otherwise inaccessible areas. One of Life's cooler aspects is the ability to grow plants to use. A Bug's Life is ultimately geared more toward younger gamers: It's easy to play, with only a few techniques and very cutesy characters. A Bug's Life features hop-n-bop gameplay and puzzle-solving in full 3D environments. There are even fellow ants gone bad who are out to foil Flik's fun. As Flik the ant, you'll battle grasshoppers in underground tunnels, avoid birds who see you as lunch, and dodge cars in the big city.
the same studio that gave us Toy Star), A Bug's Life pits ants against grasshoppers in over 15 levels with different settings, themes, and bosses. ANTSY GAMEPLAYīased on the upcoming movie of the same name (created by Pixar. Fans of the film, average platform gamers, and kids should enjoy Life.Ī Bug's Life leaps off the silver screen onto the PlayStation with promising platform-hopping and item-throwing action. You have to work the camera, but Bug's is a fun If light game. Outstanding animated story scenes from the film salvage the visuals. Cool character pics paint true-to-the-film bugs and the minuscule world is imaginative, but the camera bangs around the environment to reveal annoying clipping. Moreover, Flik has a tendency to take extra steps whenever he lands from a jump.The graphics run hot and cold. Plus, the enemy insects have only insect-sized robotic A.I-though they'll take their toll on you if you're not careful.Ĭontrols, however, are.well, antsy.They're loose and sensitive. Luckily, Flik has an arm that you can use to pitch bug-blasting berries like a major-league closer. Platform-style challenges primarily involve trying to get Flik up and around various objects and obstacles to grab power-up icons.The icons sprout a neat strategy element as Flik uses them to grow from seeds (scattered around the landscape) into a variety of ingeniously designed plants that help him reach new heights (literally). They Got AntsĪ Bugs Life retells the Disney animated flick about.err, Flik, a workaholic ant who's trying to wrest his colony from the greedy clutches of a gang of grasshopper goons.The CD presents good 3D action/adventure hop-n-bop gameplay spread through 15 levels. In that lineup, Bug's Life is definitely a distant third, but that ain't all bad. In the rush to score thumb-time with youthful gamers, Sony's unleashed Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Spyro the Dragon, and.
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