Escapee GO! is exactly the type of game I want to see more of. It's simple, fun, and has high replay value. You play as Claire, a woman who wakes up in a room next to a dead body with no memory of anything but her name. A mysterious voice starts speaking to her from inside her head. It serves as her guide during the escape process, telling her exactly where she needs to go and what objects she needs to find. The first room is simple, you collect a red keycard, walk a few steps, and open the door. This is the general format for every level. Find an item or flip a switch and make it to the exit. It sounds like a simple game because it is, but it's the parameters the developers put in place that make it fun.
Stamina is the main resource, and should be managed well. There are a number of pursuers searching for you throughout each maze, and without stamina, you can't run, and they'll gain on you. Claire's vision is also limited. The game only allows you to see what Claire sees, not the entire field. Every corner turned is a risk. Spend too much time in a long corridor and chances are you'll be spotted from afar. Like Pac Man, it helps to turn corners often.
The game features the standard three difficulty levels of easy, normal, and hard. It took me around an hour to play through it on normal. The later levels are fairly large and complicated to navigate, and some took me nearly half a dozen tries to complete. After escaping the sixteenth level, the game records your final time, inviting you to try for an even better one. Also, Survivor mode is unlocked. Here you can choose to play at any one of the sixteen levels, but instead of going for the exit, your goal is to survive as long as possible while collecting orbs to increase your time and avoiding the multiple trackers on your scent. The game supports four player local wireless play, but each person has to have their own copy. This isn't a big deal seeing as the game only costs two bucks. Even if you have nobody to play against, there's still plenty to do in single player.
Released: 2010-01-25
Publisher: Gevo Entertainment
Developer: Gevo Entertainment
Released: 2010-01-25
Publisher: Gevo Entertainment
Developer: Gevo Entertainment
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