Plantman Review
Price: FREE
Version Reviewed: 1.1
App Reviewed on: iPad mini Retina
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In a future post-nuclear world, cities have been encapsulated in self-contained biospheres and are oxygenated by some of the last remaining botanical gardens, each containing the last remnants of the natural world. One lone plant manager is tasked with exterminating the pesky bugs that plague the facility.
In terms of visuals, the greenhouses, monitors, and bug zappers are all linked by an ambient neon glow that is almost hypnotic in nature - providing a brilliant backdrop for the stealth action and strategic play often required. The story is both unexpectedly poignant and consistently funny thanks to the excellent voice acting and dramatic cutscenes, which are definitely worth sticking around for.
Regardless, Plantman is a great platformer that echoes classics such as Abe's Oddysee, thanks to its simple but deceptively challenging gameplay, dependent on manipulating and utilizing others to progress onwards. If the developers decide to charge players to unlock future episodes after this initial free one, Plantman will certainly be worth the asking price.