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Body Harvest Review
Gavin Frankle
00/12/0000
Take out alien forces in this blaster FROM DMA.
Once again, the earth is in peril and it's up to a lone hero to save humanity...blah..blah..blah. You know the drill, it's you against an entire armada of alien creatures and you're expected to part them like the Red Sea. Fortunately, the gameplay in Body Harvest is far superior to it's B-Movie like story.
The game starts out in Greece, 1916. After fumbling around with the controls for awhile, I happened on a small village. I walk around, talking to the few villagers I meet. "Well, this is incredibly boring", I think to myself. Suddenly, a horde of green insects appear in front of me. "Aaargghhh", I yell as I unload some hot lead into the their slimy green bodies. "Hey, that was kinda fun", I think and continue on my way. The game continues in pretty much this vain. Every time I start to get bored and think about switching the game off, something happens that convinces me to keep playing for just a little bit longer.
The graphics in Body Harvest are, to put it mildly, downright ugly. The character models are simplistic, blocky and bland. The lighting effects are...well there. They're not beautiful, but they get the job done. The environments are rather repetitive and the camera could use a little work, although, it's not as bad as some games(*cough* EJ 3D *cough*). Despite the lack of graphical prowess, there is still a fair amount of fog in the game, but hardly enough to become annoying.
The sound is equally disappointing. B-Movie tunes drone on as you explore the bug-infested wastelands and the sound effects range from the 'plink' of your pistol to the whine of the beat-up wreck you're driving.
So, how could a game with graphics this bad and mediocre sound be so good you ask. Well, a simple little thing known as gameplay my friends. You see, what this title lacks in the visual and aural departments, it more than makes up for in gameplay. Whether you're gathering parts for an air-boat or blowing the rocks blocking a ravine away, there are a number of things to do. The best part of it all is that it's possible to commandeer any vehicle in the game. Ranging from your standard delivery van to a bi-plane, to an all-conquering tank. If you want it, you can drive it. As well as the vehicles, Adam(our hero) has a number of weapons at his disposal, including the basic pistol and shotgun to the more powerful sun shield and alien weapons.
Each mission has the same basic structure. Destroy wave after wave of enemies, while defending as many humans as possible, achieve a few set tasks between aforementioned waves and then face up against a Harvester - the biggest, meanest bug in the stage. Once the Harvester is destroyed, you are then able to walk through the shields surrounding the area into the next level.
Don't be fooled though, although the graphics might be simplistic, the game is most definitely not. I had to play through the later stages a number of times before I managed to get everything just right. Between achieving the mini- objectives and fending of the waves of alien invaders, you'll have your hands full.
Despite it's lackluster graphics, sound and some minor control issues, Body Harvest ended up being a highly entertaining game and one that I would definitely recommend. Who knows, you might just discover that it is gameplay and not graphics that make a good game after all.
