Review: "Escape the Virus Swarm Survival" - Nintendo DSi

Reviewed by Luke for FamilyFriendlyGaming

SCORE: 74/100

Teyon Games creates some memorable downloadable games on the Nintendo hand held systems. They have the pulse on what makes a good app and puts it on the DSi, and 3DS. Teyon Games also publishes games at very reasonable prices. Escape the Virus Swarm Survival is two hundred Nintendo points. Two dollars in real world money.

The point of Escape the Virus Swarm Survival is to collect as many pieces of DNA as possible while avoiding the vicious viruses. Players do that in two different modes. The first mode is normal, and the second is baby. Normal is more difficult because the DNA trails behind us like one of those snake games. Baby does not produce a trail and we can offload it to a larger creature.

The graphics in Escape the Virus Swarm Survival are a complete throwback. To be blunt the graphics in Escape the Virus Swarm Survival look like a Gameboy Advance game to this reviewer. Escape the Virus Swarm Survival includes some violence - in the form of the power ups we receive. We can launch rockets at the viruses or turn into a long tail of fire - to burn through them.

The music in Escape the Virus Swarm Survival is happy sounds that sound similar to the circus. Escape the Virus Swarm Survival will count how many pieces of DNA we get in a row. I had difficulty figuring this out because of how quick that sound is. Players get so many lives and the point of Escape the Virus Swarm Survival is to earn high scores.

Escape the Virus Swarm Survival is a throwback game in so many ways. Another way of phrasing it is retro gaming. The point in Escape the Virus Swarm Survival is to stay alive as long as possible. The longer I played in a level the more difficult it became. Hardcore gamers will find a challenge in Escape the Virus Swarm Survival.

Families can rest assured that the majority of Escape the Virus Swarm Survival is safe. Especially the baby mode. If you can get past the fact that the game is insulting you. What makes Escape the Virus Swarm Survival so difficult in normal mode is if any part of the tail gets hit then we lose that DNA and all of them after it. This led to more than one frustrated moment on my part.

Graphics: 70%

Sound: 78%

Replay/Extras: 79%

Gameplay: 65%

Family Friendly Factor: 77%

System: Nintendo DSi

Publisher: Teyon Game

Rating: 'E' - Everyone {Fantasy Violence}