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Reviews for "Penguin Overlords"

Needs Improvement

Overall I have to say I enjoyed playing the game. It has a simple concept and it's executed pretty well. That being said, the game is in need of a few improvements.

1) Penguin pathfinding. I've failed several levels not because my penguins weren't strong enough, but because they kept getting stuck behind obstacles for quite a long time. They also sometimes prefer to pursue an enemy across the room instead of right next to them.

2) Money acquisition. It was easy enough to get money, but in later levels, especially the metal levels with such giant stages, it gets hectic very quickly. I'd like to see upgrades to the collection system, such as increased collection radius and attraction speed/strength.

3) Hotkeys. Given that money acquisition is key, and you use your mouse for it, it can be difficult to keep collecting money and use specials. I'd like to see hotkeys for the different specials, like the number keys, to remedy this situation. Similarly, I'd also like to see something like a shift-click option with bombs to keep using them without clicking the bar after every detonation.

All those issues aside, you still have a solid game here. I liked the different upgrades to the penguin army, and I found myself playing for over an hour before I realized how much time had passed. I don't play with sound, so I won't comment on sound effects or the music.

Overall, the game gets a 7/10 from me.

Could be improved

The final stage of upgrades is over priced - I finished the game long before I could afford to buy any of them - which also made them a little unnecessary.

Also the coins do not hang around for long enough - particularly on the latter levels. I missed so many, and it meant that I was preoccupied with them than with using the buttons at the bottom left. If they hung around a little longer it would be better.

Other than that it was a good game.

Neat game, with terrible AI.

It original with the penguin on turtle fighting, I like it. The health factoring as a timer which gets hurt by getting hit by shots is also good. But when you take hits/the penguins gets stuck on obstacles, it gets frustrating that you are on a timer - the AI pathing needs a rework for this game to get top scores.

Quite good

nice game, ive always liked these kind of games, the upgrades were good but the music also got on my nerves a lot and it also had quite an anti-climatic ending. That said though, it was quite enjoyable all the same. well done

Good game.

Good game, but it gets very boring after a time.