1950s Lawn Mower Kids
Zordix, éditeur de 1950s Lawn Mower Kids, a publié ce titre le 1er septembre 2011 sur la console Nintendo DSi. Classé parmi les genres stratégie et stratégie en temps réel, le jeu propose de plonger le joueur dans l'ambiance des années 50 selon le résumé officiel fourni.
Les retours de la presse et des joueurs offrent des perspectives variées. Le site Cubed3 a ainsi indiqué que Zordix, après un démarrage prometteur avec Valet Parking 1989, a réussi à élaborer un autre jeu d'action puzzle simpliste avec cette production. À l'inverse, IGN a estimé qu'il ne valait mieux pas chercher à effectuer des tâches ménagères pour financer ce titre, jugeant potentiellement plus divertissant de tondre réellement sa pelouse. Sur Metacritic, un joueur a quant à lui qualifié le jeu de chef-d'œuvre, mettant en avant la possibilité de tondre avec trois tondeuses à la fois et la diversité des pelouses évoquées dans son commentaire.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« After a strong start with Valet Parking 1989, Zordix has managed to craft yet another simplistic action puzzle game with 1950s Lawn Mower Kids that will definitely appeal to anyone looking for a back-to-basics product. Unfortunately, though, despite having some intriguing gameplay mechanics, camera movement restrictions mar the experience overall, holding this back from being what it deserved to be - a cult classic. »
« So don't bother volunteering for any extra chores around the house to earn money for this one. You might have more fun just actually mowing the yard. »
« There's a certain amount of tension as the clock ticks, but moving the stylus up and down to mow lawns is both fiddly and a bit dull - you really need to keep all three mowers running at once to succeed. Add in a ravenous dog that wants to bite chunks out of your kids and the result is a gruelling, unforgiving... well, chore. »
« The gameplay is passable and there is a high level of challenge for completionists, but the title falls over in almost every other area. »
« The game becomes the chore it aims to send up. [Nov 2011, p.75] »
« This would make a poor choice for a 99p iPhone game. They're asking £4.50 for it. No satisfaction and no fun to be had from this game. »
« The game isn't especially good and I can't recommend it. The developer successfully made a game about summer chores feel like a chore, but I don't know if that was the point. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« This game is cutting edge. A once in a generation masterpiece. You get to mow not one, not two, but THREE mowers at a time! And so many different lawns! And the three characters who you control mowing are so deep and amazingly well written characters. This game changed how I view what it means to be a gamer and a person. Heck, now I could mow my lawn WHILE playing this game... Lawnception! I couldn't recommend this game enough to fellow passionate gamer and lawn enthusiasts. Usually the two go hand and hand. This game defines what a good game is. It is perfection. »
