Gaming Review: The Feeding Frenzy Game

When I was new in Steemit and learned about how members were coined here such as minnow and whale, it reminded me of the game called Feeding Frenzy (although no whale in this game, just a hungry shark).😊

I discovered and started playing this game just early this year. Your character is not that hard to manipulate with just using the mouse or your touchpad to make it move in any direction. There are lots of levels to enjoy as well and of course, the higher or farther/deeper you reached in the Feeding Frenzy ocean, the harder the game can become with all those predators waiting to munch your character and challenges along your way.

Feeding Frenzy is defined in Wikipedia as an "arcade-style aquatic game which was written by Sprout Games and publisher was the PopCap Games. Its initial debut was in February 2004. Then released again on the Xbox Live Arcade service with its versions for the original Xbox and Xbox 360. Then in February 2006, a sequel to this aquatic game which is Feeding Frenzy 2 was released."

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In the welcome/starting page of the game, there is a Credits tab in the lower right part of the screen. Clicking it will reveal the team behind this exciting game. The programming team includes Ed Allard, Joe Mobley and James Gwertzman; game/level design team includes James Gwertzman, Del Chafe and Ed Allaed; art team includes Kathy Anderson and Leslie Harrington; Guy Whitmore in sound/music; Rick McCann in animation; and Maggie Tai Tucker in fun fact research.

You can either choose the New game or the Time Attack

• New Game - Player will explore the ocean and will eat his way to the top of the food chain. In this option, player will start in the very first stage. This is considered as an easier game option.

• Time Attack - Player will have unlimited lives. But will see if how far one can last before the time attack clock/time runs out. It is considered as a more difficult option.

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In this game, player controls a hungry marine predator (starts as a minnow fish) with the goal of munching as many other fishes as possible. "The player takes on the role of different aquatic species each trying to move up the food chain. As smaller fish are eaten, the player's own fish grows in size and becomes capable of eating somewhat larger fish. By the end of each level, the fish is sufficiently large enough that it can eat almost anything on-screen. If the player eats a sufficiently large number of fish in a short period of time, a score-enhancing Feeding Frenzy is initiated. If the player continues to rapidly consume other fish, a further Double Frenzy can be achieved. These both end when a short period of time without further rapid consumption elapses."

There are hazards to make this game challenging and that include: larger predators, depth charges, naval mines, jellyfish, clams/shells and radiation-poisoned fishes.
There are 40 levels overall and player will have the chance to switch off between five marine animals. Namely Andy, Leon, Eddie, J.D. and Orvile. A player needed to finish 8 stages before transition and next destination. These 5 destinations include Angel Reef, Lion's Pass, Angler Cove, Dory Isle and the Shark Reef.

Andy - First playable fish, an Annularis Angelfish. Only ability is burst of speed or quick dash.
Leon - Second playable fish, an orange Lionfish. Player can unlock the ability to such while using this marine animal.
Eddie - Third playable fish, an Anglerfish. The creators of this character made a mistake in saying that Eddie was a male, cause only females in this specie grow that size and live that lifestyle.
J.D.- Fourth playable fish, a John Dory.
Orville - Fifth and the last playable character, an orca. She is the only mammal in the game (both playable and a predator).

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Below are some photos of the game. The Stage 1 photo with details of the character and how to play details.

The actual stage 1 game showing the growth bar and fishes that your character can eat in the Menu.

The stage compete page which will be shown every time you complete a stage. The Fun Fact which is education and/or informative as it states fact about certain marine species.

The Bonus stage page and what you will need to do to get bonus points.

The bonus stage actual screen where you can eat all the fishes there as fast as you could before you run out of time.

Lastly, the Bonus Stats page.

Reference: Wikipedia
All photos and the GIF were taken using my mobile phone.