Let's start out with the surprising file size: a whopping 561 MB. Over half a gig of action for zero money. It is incredible that people can criticize a free present in a review. That is something I hate to have done to me and I just about won't do it to someone else. But I digress. Here's the recipe.
You awake in a creepy lab, somewhere, presumably on another planet. Perhaps on Sirius, hence the name? Once you awaken you go through a short but excellent tutorial. They teach you to target by tapping a spot on the screen, how to reload etc. It is a brief tutorial and I recommend you do it. Once you are done with that, you are bent on escaping from the dark, creepy building. On my I-Pad 3, it is dark enough to set the mood, certainly. Huge spiders come crawling out of the recesses. (The big spider webs are a nice touch.) You tap the spiders to shoot the slimy varmints. You see a shotgun on the floor and tap it to pick it up. You see a first aid kit on some crates and tap to pick it up, thereby healing your aged body. (Sorry, I am old, hopefully you are not). There is a health meter on the left of the screen and if it reaches the bottom you are a gone goslin. Unfortunately, if you die, you must start back at square one, which is not wonderful, but like I say, it is a free game so I bite my tongue.
Let me say that this game has good graphics and uses the popular Unreal Engine Technology. So far, in the early stages of the game, I have fought spiders, crabs and some zombies.( I like the way the crabs little pincers click on the floor.) May I suggest that you go for the head shots on the zombies? This will save you some ammo as one shot to the head will do, while any other shot will take two or more.
Hey, once, as I wandered past a huge, heavy metal door (I don't mean that Alice Cooper was imprisoned there, but rather the material of which it was made.) there was a pounding on the door and the frame bent to allow a huge, furry arm to protrude and feel around. I am sirius-ly grateful that the door held. Yuk, Yuk. Another time, I shot an explosive package and the racket spooked a bunch of bats into the air. I was relieved that they didn't come after me. But alas, the rascals began to spit green slime at me which negatively impacted my health meter as an accomplished gamer would have expected. With regret, I shot the suckers. Hey, I don't smoke or chew, and I don't date bats that do. Ha, ha.
From the screen shots on the ole app store, it appears that there are a lot of cool enemies, like a monster that reminds me of the dreaded cyberlobster, which we all know and hate from Shadowgun.
The bottom line is this. A fun game so far. A free game. Good graphics. I have hopes that the developers will offer an update that includes a game save. This is a game that is an 'on rails' shooter in the tradition of Rage. For those of you new to gaming, like me, this means that you can't wander around on a whim, but the game sends you whither it wills. I will say that at one point I came to a branch in a corridor with arrows going left and right. You tapped the arrow of your choice. So, you shootists, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Check it out, if you like.
I have several other games which I'd like to discuss, including a puzzler that Carley likes, yet hates. Unfortunately, my fingers are sore and I must take a break. Check back as the weekend progresses for another peek into the author's green retreat.
I'm CE Wills.
P.S. To all the new I-Pad owners who have joined us lately, all over the world, you are as welcome as May flowers. Check through the posts. There are a lot of good ones, 500 total. Everything is free, no adds, very little is serious. Goodnight.( If you check the label for I-Pad you'll find lots of game reviews.)
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