Just in case you needed further acknowledgment, being a bee is really boring.
In reality, the video game “Bee Simulator” was made, and I got to play it.
Fundamentally, “Bee Simulator” is not a very good game.
For instance the best part about the mechanics of the game is the flying, which to be fair, is a good thing to nail in a game about bees.
The game is sold as having an educational experience, but the only thing I learned was that I really do not like this game.
Either educational realism was taken with a grain of salt or they simply just tossed it in light of more enjoyable game mechanics, which is saying something because the mechanics they chose were bad.
You can dance like bees do, except the dancing is more akin to aerial somersaults as opposed to the realistic movement pattern that bees actually do.
Nothing new or interesting happens afterward however, as it usually is just a ploy for you to find a cool flower that does not have any distinguishing qualities at all.
Periodically there is a fighting mechanic that allows people to throw their bee body against that of enemy bugs- again, something bees don’t do.
Staying true to life for once, creatures that you can fight against are wasps and hornets, but they don’t change up the bad fighting system of pressing one button to block and another to attack in a rhythm game style system.
The only enjoyable thing I could find to do in the game was flying and collecting pollen to bring back to the hive.
What is especially frustrating is the fact that I wanted to enjoy this game, but there is so much to dislike here.
In retrospect, I did enjoy the idea of being able to name my bee “Beeatrix” and dressing her up in a small bee-sized cowboy hat, but that is not a good part of the game so much as it is me just being a goober.
Now, at this point you must be wondering about the ability to sting kids.
Do not fret any longer, because you can sting kids and it is unironically the best part of “Bee Simulator.”
When stinging, real life bees die, but not your little digital monster who apparently has the ability to infinitely sting as it pleases.
Nobody ever seems to mind your bee flying and stinging everything, because the game has zero artificial intelligence for humans, or any other creature in the game for that matter.
Everything besides the bee you play as looks like it was made 10 years ago and was placed in “Bee Simulator.”
Keeping with that, animals that are not dogs literally almost never move, with some just having one moving piece to their models.
Inexplicably though, the bee model is very good, which, again, is a great thing to get right in a game about bees.
It doesn’t make up for how terrible the rest of the game looks though.
“Bee Simulator” is one of the worst games I have played.
In the spirit of full disclosure, the Spartan Daily received the game for free for review purposes and I still disliked it.
Meaning that I need to tell you to not purchase this game for $39.99 which is the game’s current asking price.
Seriously, save that money and buy food for your significant other.
Everybody with a PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch can play “Bee Simulator” now, as it was released on Friday.
Let me be clear though, no one should.
While the game sells itself as being an educational experience it really is just a buggy mess that needs about two years longer in the oven.
