Thursday, February 12, 2009

flower: The Game

flower is the newest PSN exclusive released on the PS3. As a flower peddle flowing through the air, you grow in size and the game quickly shows its charisma. As the level progresses, the landscape comes to life. It's controls, revolving around the SIXAXIS, defy expectations with their rock-solid responsiveness and it music is a gem adding a therapeutic element to the experience: it's the most mature, most revolutionary title to land on the PS3.

thatgamecompany cusping aside, a more critical stance makes it hard to deny similarities to the classic game, Snake. You know, it's the only fun game that came with your non-qwerty phone back in the 90's. Even still, flowers elegant design, crisp visuals and solid controls make it a worthwhile experience.