Eruption

If you have the insatiable need to destroy, this is absolutely the game for you.

An entertaining little game in which you progressively gain new abilities for the sole purpose of destroying trees, villagers, buildings and temples for points. There is no leaderboard system, but instead a local "High Scores" page. The game seems to run at about 30 frames per second on a fairly modern rig on the highest quality, even though the graphics are kind of lacking. Worth the price tag, but I don't see myself doing a second playthrough. The game feels pretty repetitive, and kind of loses its appeal after playing ten levels in a row, with the only difference between them being how many of each ability you can use, and how many things you need to destroy to beat the level. There is no way of knowing how close you are to finishing the game, and even when you do, it is rather confusing, as you end up [spoiler]with your island sinking into the ocean, then[/spoiler] at the High Scores screen to input your name with nothing informing you that you have won. I actually thought my lives had glitched out and I had gotten a game over! Anyway, here is how I rate the game in point value. Gameplay: 3/5 Graphics: 3/5 Music: 4/5 Sound: 3/5 Overall: 3/5

The perfect opportunity to murder indiscriminately. https://youtu.be/7l9Ug4q7QUE

I'm more of a hurricane and faultline person, but given this is one of the only games available where you get to control a natural disaster, I decided to try it anyway. This game is really short. Its basically the same level, over and over again, but with different amount of times you can use your "volcano powers." And there are four. Only four volcano powers. There is a lava bomb (which throws a giant rock and shoots lava), an eruption (which...also shoots lava, but MORE), an earthquake, and a lightning barrage. Now I don't know about you, but it is odd that every volcano in fiction has lava out the wazoo, when lava isn't even the most dangerous thing a volcano can throw at you. Where are pyroclastic flows? Lahars? Deadly ash clouds? These could replace the lava in the eruption attack. The game is something of a resource management puzzle, where you need to destroy a certain amount of things and people using the attacks you have available. However while entertaining for a while, it quickly got stale when I realized there were no more volcano abilities to unlock. If you like mindless destruction then this is the game for you. But if you kinda came into this as more of a geology nerd then I guess lower your expectations. Other thoughts that are really just my own preferences: -Kinda wish there was a way to mute the screams separately from all the other sound effects. I kinda am a wimp who likes to think all video game enemies just sort of poof. -I'd like to see more variety in the color, shape, and layout of your volcanic island between each level. Some more types of volcanoes would also be neat if possible. -Volcanoes controlling faultlines? SACRE BLEU! You should see those subduction zones! ...Now off to wonder why hurricanes never get a chance in the limelight despite LITERALLY HAVING HUMAN NAMES.

Мы есть Вулкан. Мы жить Маленький Остров. Глупый Людь приходить. Глупый Людь строить Дома. Мы есть Сила. Мы Ворчать. Глупый Людь не понимать. Глупый Людь делать Храм. Мы Злиться. Мы Крушить! Приблизительно об этом и рассказывает данная игра. В наличии четыре силы, три острова и куча людишек с которыми предстоит жестоко разобраться. Упомянутые ранее силы классические для… кхм… нашего героического вулкана, любящего тишину и покой. Стартовая возможность, запускающая всеобщую панику мелких человечков – огненная глыба, выстреливаемая из жерла и летящая точно в цель, отправляющая за собой к тому же поток всепожирающей лавы! Сам поток лавы является второй силой и движется он исключительно по рельефу, что накладывает определённые ограничения, за то он хорошо справляется с выжиганием деревень островитян, поселившихся в складках местности. Третья способность, данная игроку – землетрясение – валит деревья десятками, сносит дома улицами, но людей мочит откровенно слабо. Ну и завершает четвёрку – электростатическое напряжение, мощь бури, снизошедшей на землю, разряды смерти, обрушивающиеся с небес… или, проще говоря, молния. Вот таким инструментарием и предстоит крушить да поджаривать лесные массивы, хлипкие деревеньки, ушлые храмы и визжащих аборигенов. Резюме: занимательная убивалка времени, в которой отсутствует сюжет, и вся глубина игрового процесса познаётся в первые полчаса.

Fun game focused on destroying an island with your volcanic might! Sometimes comical and kept me playing for over an hour straight. Worth my time to play and the money I spent.

I want to give this game a better review, but there's no toggle for screen shake. It's humorous and fun. 6/10