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Navigate a vibrant underwater world, avoiding predators while consuming smaller fish to grow larger

Navigate a vibrant underwater world, avoiding predators while consuming smaller fish to grow larger

Vote (1,013 votes)

Program license Trial version

Developer PopCap

Version 5.7.18.1

Works under Windows

Vote

(1,013 votes)

Developer

PopCap

Works under

Windows

Program license

Trial version

Version

5.7.18.1

Pros

  • Fun and simple game
  • Colorful characters and details
  • Fast-paced

Cons

  • Not many levels

Get through each level by eating fish and getting to the top of the food chain.

There are a few comical characters in this arcade-style game, but it's fairly simple to play without a lot of details to worry about. You're put in an ocean with several predators and other small fish around you when the game begins. You have to act fast in order to get away from the predators and to eat the smaller fish so that you can grow. There are five characters to choose from in the game. A fun feature is that you can change characters as you navigate through each level depending on the strengths that you need. The game has over 40 levels. There is a downside to the low number of levels, which is that you complete the game rather quickly. However, it also means that you can spend more time perfecting your game and getting the highest score.

Try not to eat something that will make you sick or that won't give you enough energy to swim because there are larger fish in the ocean to eat. You also need to be able to swim fast enough to get away from the fish that are trying to eat you. The Shark King is in the final level of the game, and you're going to need as much strength as you can get to overcome him. The game doesn't feature a lot of violence. The only thing that you have to look out for is the fish eating each other. The graphics make the game look like a cartoon instead of a game that you would play on the computer. Although the sound effects could be improved, they are fun to listen to, such as the gurgling in the water and the bubbles.

Pros

  • Fun and simple game
  • Colorful characters and details
  • Fast-paced

Cons

  • Not many levels

Pros

  • Understanding how to play the game is easy
  • Two different modes to choose from
  • Very addictive game play

Cons

  • Game play can be a bit repetitive
  • The early stages are rather easy

It’s a Fish Eat Fish World

Big fish eat little fish. Remember this simple fact of life and you will be well on the way to understanding how to play Feeding Frenzy. Players are immersed in an underwater world full of colourful fish. They have to steer their fish character through this world to eat the smaller fish while avoiding being eaten by the bigger fish. after you have eaten a certain amount of small fish your character will grow and you will be able to eat bigger and bigger fish.

One of the great things about Feeding Frenzy is the concept is easy to understand and gamers will be able to start playing straight away. The game is suitable for people of all ages and there are plenty of challenges waiting on the upper levels to keep things interesting. There are three stages to each level and at the end of each stage your fish character grows slightly bigger so that he can chomp on some of the bigger fish that he had to avoid earlier in the level.

There are forty different levels to complete in total and each level takes you deeper and deeper into the watery underworld. The various different types of aquatic creatures that surround you are very colourful and well designed. The other satisfying aspect of this game is the word CHOMP! that appears every time you eat one of your fishy friends. This helps to make the game wicked fun and all ages are sure to chuckle along.

Players of Feeding Frenzy start their adventure as an angel fish before being upgraded to a lion fish and then an angler later on in the game. The final transformation is Orville the Orca and at this stage you will finally be big and strong enough to challenge the Shark King and put an end to his reign of terror. The anticipating of meeting and hopefully defeating the Shark King keeps players coming back for more and the game is so addictive that the hours can easily melt away.

Don’t be fooled by the cartoony look and feel of this game; Feeding Frenzy is far from easy. In addition to big fish who want to eat you, there are lots of other obstacles to avoid such as squid that squirt ink, oysters that try to trap you in their shells and exploding depth charges.

Avoiding these obstacles as well as the bigger fish can seem like a fulltime job, especially in the early stages of each level. However, if you simply play it safe and keep running from danger you will find it very difficult to eat enough fish to become bigger and badder, which is the only way to advance in this game. Fortune favours the bold and you must be brave enough to go after those fish, even if it means that you might be eaten in the process. Finding the balance between eating lunch and being lunch can be very tricky and this is the main skill of the game. This can take a while to achieve, forcing players to replay levels again and again.

While the game has a rather simple concept and can be rather slow at the start, it gradually becomes more challenging as you progress. New challenges are thrown into the mix at later levels and there is plenty in this game to get players hooked and keep them swimming on to victory.

Pros

  • Understanding how to play the game is easy
  • Two different modes to choose from
  • Very addictive game play

Cons

  • Game play can be a bit repetitive
  • The early stages are rather easy