Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest

The Good
Cubivore is on weird game. The thing is, I like weird. Especially if it's quirky to boot. From the steady evolution of your creature to the square-shaped ripples that form when you move through water. This game had me before it even came out. Imagine my surprise when I found out that it's not only fairly lengthy, but also deeper than it originally appeared. Allow me to clarify.

When you eat a piece of meat from another creature, that meat's color is then transferred to your body. Depending on different color combinations (of which there are a ton once you have a four-piece body or more), your creature will evolve into different forms. Once you've evolved into a form, you can set it to a kind of quick change button. Up to four of these forms can be stored, so you can have one for speed, one for combat and so on. Once I found out that there was a book of creature forms that needed filling out, the replay value shot through the roof for me.

The Bad
I'm always biased towards the weird games, but Cubivore does have a few issues. For one, it was obviously slated for an N64 release. The graphics are certainly well below what the Gamecube is capable of. The camera is also troublesome at times. It's not horrible, but it does make seeing the area around you tough in certain situations. The music and sound effects are also obviously holdovers from its N64 origins, which is too bad because it could have really added more personality to the game.

The Bottom Line
As I've mentioned, Cubivore is weird. That's probably the one word that best describes it. It also reminds me a lot of E.V.O, except that it takes place entirely on land.

If you like your games a little off the beaten path, as I do, Cubivore is one that should not be missed. Plus any game that lets you poop on command is worth a look at the very least.