Hubert's Island Adventure: Mouse o' War

This game is a grim reminder we are all going to die.

[b]Review Written on Wednesday, February 17th, 2016[/b] [h1]Review[/h1] The primary issue with Hubert's Island Adventure: Mouse o' War is the graphics. I honestly don't know how this title got greenlit because it looks hand drawn in Microsoft Paint. If you're able to overlook this incredibly painful eyesore then you'll find an extremely fun and challenging game that's [b]drastically[/b] similar Commander Keen. Let me be clear that this is not criticism because I doubt another Commander Keen will see the light of day. I'm sure the majority of gamers know what Commander Keen is so I'll just keep it brief and say what makes this game shine is the non-linear world + levels, level design, cuteness, and high difficulty. Unforunately since the graphics are so downright awful and overall things lacks polish, the game will continue to get deciminated by mobs of angry gamers. To resolve this issue the Developer should take a look at the Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (AVGNA) or even Commander Keen 5 (if the graphics of a game released in 1991 are better than a similar game released 15 years later that should tell you something is seriously wrong) and find an artist with a similar skillset. Right now I recommend buying this game at $0.50 cents and if the graphics are eventually on par with Commander Keen 5 then I would pay $5.00 or $7.50-10.00 if similar to AVGNA. Despite the eyesore I'm still recommending this game if it goes on sale at my suggested price because I see potential. [h1]Rating:[/h1] 5.5/10 [h1]Pros:[/h1] [olist] [*]The game is a mix of mainly Commander Keen + a little bit of Super Mario Land + Metroidvania style + Microsoft Paint (just kidding this is a Con) [*]Fluid player movement [*]Walking around the World Map and choosing the level you want is always a perk [*]Love the map secrets (similar to Commander Keen) [*]Wide open level exploration with alterative paths. [*]Cross platorm (Linux+Mac+Windows) [*]Numerous updates [*]The game is relentless with 1 hit 1 kill deaths. [/olist] [h1]Cons:[/h1] [olist] [*]The worst graphics I've ever seen for a game sold on Steam. Everything looks like it was drawn in Microsoft Paint. [*]The default key for jump should be Left Control. [*]Odd launcher showing MS-DOS command prompt commands + the game launched in window mode + I had to press ALT+ENTER to make the game full screen. [*]Absurd price. Should be $0.50 cents in its current state. If the graphics were on par with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures I would pay $7.50 - $10.00 depending upon how polished the game is at that point in time. [*]I wish the oxygen level would be higher when swimming underwater. [*]The end of the level slow motion effect is irratating. [*]Poor background music. [/olist] [h1]Hardware Information[/h1] [table] [tr] [th][u]Hardware[/u][/th] [th][u]Type[/u][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]Monitor[/b][/td] [td]Samsung 27 inch 1ms[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]Headphones[/b][/td] [td]Logitech G230[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]Keyboard[/b][/td] [td]Logitech G710 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]Controller[/b][/td] [td]No Controller[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]Mouse[/b][/td] [td]Steelseries rival[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]Microphone[/b][/td] [td]Logitech G230[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]OS[/b][/td] [td]Windows 10 + Debian Jessie Linux[/td] [/tr] [/table] [h1]Disclaimer:[/h1] [code]Source of consideration: Cheese and Bacon Games[/code]