The Microbie Story

Yes, the microbes are not often computer games protagonists! But this is what provokes interest in The Microbie Story by Big Fish Games. It represents a new view at Brain-teasers and proves, that they can be funny as well.

Somebody could think that such a storyline and the external design are appropriate for the children only. But having started playing the game, you realize that The Microbie Story can baffle even the most experienced adults, especially if you play in the Hard Mode. It turns out, that it’s not so easy to be a “good” bacterium destroying the “bad” ones. As for the child’s audience, The Microbie Story can be a good training simulator for their wit and logic. But little players are recommended to start with the easiest mode. Every new level grows more and more complicated, and you see that it’s not the monotonous game which doesn’t vary in the course of the gameplay.

The Microbie Story is the case with the games, which are the paradoxical combination of the very challenging gameplay and very childish graphics. It’s not so primitive though, but it looks too cartoonish. Nevertheless, such an approach to the artwork does not only spoil the impression, but helps to relax and to smile, while ever growing complexity teases your brain.

The Microbie Story seems to be an “average” game only at first sight. You will never regret spending time for it, if you show preference to the games which are really not for doing nothing but for combining business with pleasure, namely training your cerebration by means of a computer game.

29, June 2011