Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity is an action video game developed by Digital Eel for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and handhelds and was released on December 24, 2008. The game received "Excellence in Audio" award at Independent Games Festival 2009.[1][2]
| BrainPipe | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Digital Eel |
| Publisher(s) | Shrapnel Games |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable, Mac OS, Windows |
| Release | December 24, 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 59/100 (PSP)[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 5/10 (PSP)[4] |
| Gamezebo | 80/100 (PC)[5] |
| The Games Machine | 80/100 (PSP) |
The PlayStation Portable version of BrainPipe received "Mixed or Average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[3]
Eurogamer praised the game's "psychedelic" graphics but criticized the game's gameplay, saying that it "isn't particularly satisfying or even all that interesting".[4] Gamezebo expressed that the game's sound and graphics "[create] a lovely psychedelic atmosphere" that is "beautifully realised", and praised its fast-paced gameplay in later levels, stating that "it's surprising just how thrilling BrainPipe really is", but criticized the game's brevity.[5]
The Games Machine called the game "very engaging", and praised its "incredible" visuals and sound.[6]
References
edit- ^ Hatfield, Daemon (March 27, 2009). "GDC 09: Hands-on IGF Award Winners". IGN. j2 Global. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ^ "The 12th Annual Independent Games Festival - Finalists & Winners". Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ^ a b "Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Whitehead, Dan (October 7, 2009). "PSP Minis Roundup". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Rose, Mike (November 18, 2010). "BrainPipe Review". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022.
- ^ Besser, Paolo (June 2009). "Try & Buy - Brainpipe". The Games Machine (in Italian). No. 248. p. 111.