The price it has the audacity to actually command simply doesn't match up to the quality of the product. At $5 or $10, sure, Bee Simulator might warrant attention. That's 40 bucks for a short adventure marred by mediocre mechanics, repetitive objectives, and dated design. And that's just the start of your adventures. It's time to test your wings, receive orders from the Queen and begin your first mission. What moves Bee Simulator from a decent experience built for kids to a game that can't really be recommended in its current form is its price. The hive awakens as the sun's first rays warm the horizon. It's an okay game that might entertain kids or adults interested in bees for a few hours. Bee Simulator neither excites or frustrates to any extreme degree over the duration of its stay. The combat sequence that ensues has players press specific buttons in specific patterns, adhering to standard quicktime event-based battle mechanics in favor of anything more intense (or, potentially, more difficult to develop).Īll of this is simply fine. When "violence" does appear, it comes from encounters with, for instance, wasps. For a vast majority of the exceedingly short single-player campaign, players will focus on flying around the map and completing simple and, ultimately, repetitive objectives. More than likely, a parent may look at buying this game as a replacement for more violent offerings on each platform as opposed to an opportunity to present their kids with a lesson about bees.Īs touted by the developers, Bee Simulator buzzes in with a distinct lack of violence. It's great that educational games like this are being released, though it's questionable how much teaching Bee Simulator will actually produce. For an eight-year-old, the intro and follow-through might work to reinforce what they've already learned in school. Without bees, we don't have fruit and vegetables. Instead, Bee Simulator opens with a bit of exposition about how the world needs bees to pollinate crops. The above however is just the beginning of your adventures. So you check your wings, measure the antennae degree of deviation, take orders from the Queen, and bee-gin your first independent mission. Hierarchy and diligence are vital for the wellbeing of the whole swarm. Related: The Best Indie Games From Last Year When the first rays of sunlight rise above the horizon, the beehive slowly wakes up. You can learn more about the plants bearing pollen as you collect them, which can be cool, but this adventure won't turn wannabe entomologists into experts of the bee world. The team here delivers on both, but this game won't exactly teach children all they want to know about bees. The whole idea here is that the title is educational and arrives with a distinct lack of violence. Title: Bee Simulator Genre: Adventure, Casual, Simulation. Excuse the name for a moment, if you will. This game is about being a bee tasked with collecting pollen and pleasing the queen. You'll fly through an open park space that the developers pitch as being inspired by New York City's Central Park.
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