![]() The basic gist of the games is this: eat everything you can before you die. In addition to the inexorable, endless march of time depleting your life meter, obstacles and hazards like mines, police officers, jellyfish, and other sharks all want to end your feeding frenzy before it even starts. The gameplay is frenetic, requiring quick reflexes and twitch reactions to keep up your combos while avoiding damage. And for those of you who cut your teeth on Hungry Shark Evolution, now there's a sequel. The Hungry Shark games are made by the Ubisoft studio Future Games of London, so it's no surprise that they have a good amount of polish to them. Hungry Shark Evolution features a wide selection of sharks, a large map, and even some customization options so that you can deck your shark out as you see fit. Plus, the graphics are vibrant and colorful, and decently advanced for a mobile title. The general feel of the game is enough to transport you from your living room or the bus to a sunny beach crawling with menacing sharks. The player's ability to progress in Hungry Shark Evolution largely comes down to their ability to collect 2 things: experience and gold. As you gain gold, you can buy upgrades and customization items that boost speed, bite power, boost power, growth rate, health recovery, and more. ![]() As you gain experience and level up your shark, however, more sharks are unlocked. ![]() Unfortunately, for a pick-up-and-play game where most players will want to jump right in and lay waste to the oceans with a Great White Shark, this progresssion is painfully slow, and the only way around it is (of course) in-app purchases. Yeah, all that awesome stuff up there? You'll need to either grind for weeks or shell out some of your hard-earned money. Again, it's not ideal for a game like this, built for fast pick-up-and-play action. The way the game plays is simple yet effective, a hallmark of most popular mobile games today. The controls are solid- the touchscreen joystick works surprisingly well. It's responsive, and insanely satisfying to plow into a school of fish or unsuspecting tourist and see your score skyrocket, and that's not even taking into account the Gold Rush mechanic that allows you to rack up gigantic gold bonuses after a long combo. At higher levels, and after unlocking larger sharks, the gameplay can get very intense since the life meter drains faster for larger, more powerful sharks. Hungry Shark World: What Has Changed In The Sequel? It's an interesting give-and-take, with the most destructive sharks in the game also offering the most risk. Now, the good news for Hungry Shark fans is that everything that made Hungry Shark Evolution great is present in Hungry Shark World, and in almost every case (with a few very notable exceptions we'll get into below), Ubisoft and Future Games of London have improved upon the formula. The first thing the series faithful will notice is that the game has gotten a massive graphical overhaul. The visual style is playful and over-the-top, and is actually reminiscent of the cartoony, expressive art style found in the Rayman games.
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