Naughty Bear

Bear on Bear violence. About friggin' time.

Perfection Island.

Have you ever wanted a game where teddy bears kill each other? Or have you ever even thought about the idea? No? Well then you're weird and you need serious help, because I can say yes to both of those questions and the fact that there is a game out about it says I'm better than you. Welcome to a cross between Call of Duty and Assassins Creed, but not as good as either if those are the types of games you're into, but to compensate, this game includes a voice-over by a man who should be doing children's shows(after this game though, he probably shouldn't). Naughty Bear is a very, very, dark game about a bear who wasn't hugged enough by a child, so he goes on a killing spree. Sounds simple right? Well it is. The game starts off on 'Perfection Island', where the entire island, less Naughty Bear, is invited to the birthday party of fellow bear Daddles. Even though he wasn't invited, Naughty Bear still made a present for Daddles, and is convinced by the voice-over to take the gift over in an attempt to become friends. While on his way to hand the gift over, two residents of the island, Chubby & Giggles, see the gift Naughty made for Daddles, and laugh at him for it. This causes an upset Naughty to make his way back to his home, where the voice-over suggests Naughty should destroy the gift, and "go and do something about all this nonsense".

In Naughty's eyes, this means he should kill everyone, so that's exactly what he sets out to do. Using various weapons and items in the world, Naughty begins his quest of vengeance. How Naughty goes about doing his dirty work, is entirely up to the player. If the player wants to get straight to the point with 0 effort, guns and knives are almost always readily available. If the player wants to be more stealthier about it, the player can drown, burn, or even throw his victims in an industrial whisking bowl. If you thought this couldn't get any darker, a player can also use intimidation to drive their victim to insanity, at which point the insane bear will take their own life. For the player who enjoys the hunt, you are given the option to lay down traps like a bear trap for any unsuspecting or fleeing bears. Because the player will lose if any bears escape, you can remove all methods the bears could use to flee, such as disabling their cars, or launching a boat to drift aimlessly away from the docks. The one bad thing about this game is it's repetitiveness. It different levels are played on what are essentially the same map, and you're given a different reason to do basically the same thing over and over. Unless the person behind the controller is one sadistic S.O.B., anyone would find this game boring after a while, though it would make a good game to come back to for a laugh every once in a while.

This is a short review, but all that needs to be said, has been said.
I do appreciate the aggressively 'brütal' story and game play that has to offer, but there is even a limit to how long I would sit around to de-fluff bears over and over again.

I give this game a 7.7/10

Hail and Kill,
REAP3R