Comments on: Naughty Bear Review

By: charlie bowden

charlie bowden — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:23:40 +0000

could of been so good because of the new fresh idea’s but don’t even think it worth a rent , how dissapointing :/

By: Ash

Ash — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:33:30 +0000

Repetitiveness in Naughty Bear goes WAY beyond simply having to repeat the same level five times. Yes, you do have to do each level five times, but each time there are different rules to follow so this isn’t actually the problem.

The BIG problem, which I’m amazed nobody has mentioned, is that the story levels are all more or less the same. The island on which the action takes place has, at most, five areas. One of those is Naughty’s hut, which is tiny and rarely has more than one enemy in it. The other four aren’t exactly huge either. But they are used over and over and OVER again, on every single story mode level, with only cosmetic changes. The Night of the Living Dead parody is set at night. When the oil baron visits there are a few oil pumps lying around. It’s still the same level! Once you finish st6ory mission two you have pretty much seen the ENTIRE game.

The only other things that change is that you get different weapons – about one new one on each successive level, so not exactly great – and new enemies. However, aside from a few incidental animations, some being slightly tougher and the weapons they are armed with, ALL enemies act and are dealt with in much the same manner regardless of outward appearance.

So yes, the gameplay is fun and inventive. However it never develops, and you’ll probably get as much fun out of constantly replaying a single-level demo than from the full game.

-Ash

By: kentuckyfried

kentuckyfried — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:18:24 +0000

I’m glad that it’s a mixed bag…the ign.com review was a bit scathing, as if the game’s a complete piece of garbage.

By: Vampire Azrial

Vampire Azrial — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:58:20 +0000

Personally I liked it, but it is a game that is played in short bursts, there is a kinda instant kill feature, after your scared / hurt them enough, just approach the teddy from behind and you’ll usually gut,shoot, maim them in some way or another for an ultra kill, I did like the way you can scare them so much that they actually commit suicide. Myself I think the review is possible a little harsh, but not by much, I probably given it a 7 outta 10, as it’s still a fun game if a little samey.

By: drew dee

drew dee — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:11:20 +0000

well basically, the games repetitiveness was supposed be the fact that you could go back and replay levels and try and get more points to beat those online.

tbh, the game does have some issues, but i think for certain people this game will hit the spot, and for others just piss them off.

the kind of person who’s porbably gunna like this game is the kind of person who can’t stand only getting 99% on a game, and will replay until they hit that 100%.
if you like to go back and make sure you’ve done EVERYTHING then, if the title draws you in, you have your self a winner.

but if you like fast paced action, and dead easy kill and typical style shoot em up (i.e if you own modernwarefare) then you might consider looking else where.

this game, for me, has to the kinda game that you’ll WANT to enjoy, not just the type of game where you wonder whats gunna happen in the next level.

get the mix right with this game and you’ll have yourself a ball.

By: Matthew Moore

Matthew Moore — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:50:08 +0000

@Ryucosu
I’ve seen some places giving this title a 1 out of 5.
Good that your enjoying it, I’m certainly going to be giving it a show myself

By: Ryucosu

Ryucosu — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:13:42 +0000

belive me this “reviewer” has gotin it all wrong its actualyl a VERY good game. why is it bad if the bears dont follow a pre determed path THATS boreing, and place them outside a door or window when the bears come out side they get traped or blown up symple as that. on another thing you cant just “run” into cover and auto be invisable you have to run away from the sight of the bears put a leaf over yourself and wate. i love the reactions and so wat if there isnt a quick kill…the kills are always fun to watch the animation was good and the overall game deserves higher than a 6. i think the reviewer has a gruge agenst soft teddy bears THAT YOU CAN SMASH HAHAHAHAHA…btw not a rental 3 areas can be a little boreing but with new items and bears that react differently in each area mixes it up. i give it a 8/10! 6/10 what a nuter!

By: Disgracelands

Disgracelands — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:11:29 +0000

Well I found the game quite enjoyable and despite the odd freeze up, I didnt have many problems with it at all.
The main issues I guess would be the poor graphics (though I feel that was intentional) and the re-use of locations. You rarely go anywhere further than 3 set places on the island.
Oh and the minor issue of bears trying to escape in a car that you have previously sabotaged was a tad irritating too.
I dont understand why the reviewer doesnt like the way the bears dont follow a set route. For most people when playing a stealth game, a bunch of NPC’s walking backwards and forwards on a pre-determined set of waypoints, is a tad boring and linear. At least the random movement of the bears in NB allows for the player to be a little bit more creative.
Plus the reviewer forgot to mention that when a bear is injured, you can walk towards them and watch as they try to get away from you, thus luring them into a well placed mine or bear trap.

I had fun with NB and considering the fuss that was made over the Manhunt series, I think this is the closest we can get to calculated killing without the “Ban Squad” running riot.

By: Yid1984

Yid1984 — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:40:54 +0000

I am lucky I am getting this through on rental today. Been looking forward to it for a while but can’t afford new games at the moment. Good review as always Xero.

By: Stanley Acosta

Stanley Acosta — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:50:42 +0000

Oh.. man this is dissapointing.. I have been waiting for this game for a very long time.. but I always had my doubts of pre-ordering it.. because I wasn’t too familiar with the developer of the game, well.. thank god I didn’t pre-order it.. I guess this game’s price will drop very soon if what this review says is true, I’ll just wait for that to happen and then buy it.. this game isn’t worth 50 bucks it seems..