Reviews for Infectonator : Hot Chase

[Sm00thJa22]

This Jetpack Joyride clone was passable, for the most part. It provides anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour of enjoyment, though there were a few glaring problems with it.

The most notable problem is the mechanic whereby you need to maneuver your mouse to the boost button in the middle of playing the game, instead of just having boost mapped to a button on the keyboard. A very poorly thought out mechanic, as taking your attention away from the screen can cause you very quickly to make a costly mistake, especially since getting hit by a single car (most of which come in very fast and unannounced) is pretty much the end of that run for you.

I loved Infectionator, the gameplay was fun and challenging, so I know the people who made this are capable of better work. It's a little sad to see them put out something this mediocre and blatantly unoriginal.

[MLScherbatov]

fun game, but the 'swag' mutation was utterly useless, actually made gameplay more difficult, caused me to die several times due to the controls switching when a car was coming, and for some reason was the mutation i got at least 75% of the time. you definitely need to remove it. it seriously ruined the game for me. also, the gangnam character's gold magnet worked, but the double gold did not, as well as the bomber mutation having little to no effect aside from the first 1-2 runs. upgrading a mutation should increase it's likelihood of appearing, but it seemed to me that it actually did the opposite.
this is cool, but it is by no means balanced or finished.

[TornAsunder]

The game shares a similar concept to many other popular games, where you are rewarded money on a linear progression. You then use your coin to purchase upgrades to better your distance and coinage the next round. It is repetitive after a while but still good for wasting time.

You play as a zombie who can temporarily mutate into a variety of other undead classes. These mutations, with the exception of "swag" and "charming," are blatant influences from the Left 4 Dead franchise and they all behave as such as well. The puker mutation allows you to spit acid whereas the brute mutation turns you into a linebacker. Originality is an important aspect for game development, so alternative mutations would have been better.

The apparent goal of the game is to run down the streets of what looks like China, in pursuit of a female reporter who desperately tries to flee your grasp. She is seen throwing her clothing pieces at you from the safety of a helicopter, such as her shoes and underwear, which comes off more as a mixed signal than an actual repellent to your persistence. In the meantime, you decide to catch other humans to add to your zombie harem. By successfully catching the (female) humans, you are given health and a slight boost to your speed which is easily monitored at the top of the screen. During gameplay, you are constantly battling a health and speed meter that are constantly draining. There are obstacles in the roads, both static and dynamic, that you must avoid otherwise you will lose health and/or speed, and as you progress further through the stages, these obstacles become more persistent and common.

One observation I made almost immediately is the ratio of human women to human men. The zombie you play as exclusively targets women, and after "killing" them, they follow behind you as you chase after others. This is either subtle misogyny or perhaps the reason why the military and police forces are composed entirely of men is because we are in China and they are defending a population that is insignificantly outnumbered.

I got bored and never made it to the end, assuming there was one and it just didn't repeat stages, but from what I read, the objective results in a failure as your "love" escapes or is just forgotten. I'm not sure why the zombie chased after her for so long when there were so many other women to choose from.

To conclude, it was fun while it lasted but I doubt I'll install this game for my phone.

[Crystalcar]

yay black loading screen : (

[Christian123]

I liked the graphics but my game didn't save and now the game won't load. With the game having this much grinding and then not saving properly I can't give it a good rating sorry.