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Empty Calories
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/24/2023
Indie developers come and go and often only have a handful - or single - game to call their own. Blindside Interactive is one such company and Maneater, thus far, is their only release though they did also work on Killing Floor and Depth. I guess if you're only going to be known for one thing, a game where you play as a shark - eating, evolving, eating more - with a general fun atmosphere isn't the worst thing. While far from the AAA bombast, Maneater is a lot of fun even if it is mostly a time-waster rather than a life-changing experience.
Looks and Stuff: No problems here - for a game where you play as a shark, it looks pretty good. The swimming feels good, the chomping and eating feels good - and even the jumping and flopping around land (while sometimes eating people) is done …