While extremely weak compared to bigger, tougher enemies, their attacks can devastate the player, ripping through armor and health. However, the impanted life control unit has limited AI and usually cannot discern obstacles, only some cliff faces or sheer drops, leading them to get stuck regularly or entering friendly fire. Kamikazes are very fast, tending to hunt in groups. This detonation occurs at an approximate radius of 2-3 feet. Kamikazes have one purpose: they will run directly at the target, regardless of distance or location, until they are at a close enough range to explode or are killed. In the final levels, they can be seen in large swarms several dozen strong.Īs Kamikazes are intended for suicidal attacks, this, in combination with the scream produced by the LCU's basic vocal synthesizer, can both confuse and instill fear in enemy forces. They often appear from the first level onwards and become much more numerous later on. Kamikazes, along with Kleer Skeletons, are one of the most frequently encountered enemies in the series. The device includes crude sensory modules and a vocal synthesizer. Playing the villain in a game is always fun, but getting to play a headless one with bombs for hands who wants to blow up the hero just makes me giddy.Like other beheaded soldiers, the Kamikaze is equipped with a life control unit, a device that controls the removed upper part of the central nervous system. It was obviously made by someone who is a big fan of the series, and it plays very well with those of us who are “in the know”.
It’s hard to knock anything about a game with as much spirit as Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack. The only way to quit is using the tiny on-screen pause button to start backing out. The “back” and “home” buttons on my Android phone should always have some sort of function while in the game.
Beyond that, the menu system could’ve used another set of eyes or been given a pass by someone who had more experience creating user interfaces. If you aren’t already familiar with the franchise, the game doesn’t do anything to tell you why you should be. I think the biggest problem this game faces is the appeal factor for folks who aren’t already interested in the Serious Sam world. The whole idea is nicely conceived and plays well with the silly world that has been built around Serious Sam. The controls are responsive and everything runs pretty well. It has hand-drawn art assets that come to life in a simple but effective manner. This game was created by an independent team as part of the special releases leading up to the release of Serious Sam 3: BFE. Being that the game never changes its core from the get-go, this is a welcome distraction to keep you playing. Each of the 40 or so levels includes a bonus “side mission” that usually deals with attacking something in the world a set number of times. Along the way there’s 1-Ups to give you an extra life (you start with three), water drops to instantly cool your rage meter, combo bonuses to increase your score and turtles to slow you down. When not attacking, the meter will automatically drain. As long as you make a clear path for yourself you will catch Sam after a set distance, jump on him, and explode yourself, taking Sam with you.Īttacking fills up a rage meter which, when full, will blow you up if you attack again before it has cooled down. Your controls include tapping the bottom left corner of the screen to jump over gaps and tapping the bottom right to attack obstacles. The gameplay is similar to Canabalt or Robot Unicorn Attack in terms of the character persistently running.
Instead of playing as the hero Sam, you play as one of the beheaded kamikaze freaks relentlessly pursuing him. In Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack the tables are turned. The laughter soon turned to sheer terror as I realized they were on a suicidal mission to blow me to smithereens. The first time I heard that faint screaming, growing louder and louder as a headless muscle freak with bombs for hands ran straight at me, I couldn’t stop laughing. If you’ve ever played a Serious Sam game before (the goofy first person shooter series made popular on PCs in the 2000s) then you know all too well what the above is supposed to sound like. “aaaaaaaaAAAaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!!“ Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack is a great piece of headless fan service
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