Typically in video games you always fight to save in the world, in Plague Inc. (for iPad, iPhone, Android tablets and smartphones) instead you play to destroy it by spreading a virus or disease so that it becomes lethal for everyone. It is the most fun game for apocalypse lovers, where you have to think like a virus to defeat all types of medical research and spread as quickly as possible .
Players must design the most lethal and effective plague possible, with the ultimate goal of killing every human being on earth, before a cure is discovered.
The infection begins in a limited way and then spreads more or less quickly depending on the strategic choices that are made.
What is surprising is the quality of the simulation of Plague Inc., really fun, exciting and intelligent, with a series of skills, symptoms and transmission methods to be developed, evolved or involved, depending on the moment.
For example, if the symptoms are immediately aggressive and visible, doctors will seek a cure faster but if it spreads a lot thanks to the animals and still remains a light and non-lethal disease, then it will provoke more infected.
Rich countries are more difficult to infect than poor countries while those with more populations are significantly more vulnerable.
Plague therefore requires a balance in order to spread the disease as quickly as possible, without putting the human race on alert.
In the first game, for example, I did not pass the level because I suffered a lethal virus with very serious and visible symptoms, so people died without infecting anyone and quickly disappeared.
During the game you can follow the news (all in Italian ) and the reactions of the various countries.
One flaw is that perhaps you remain a little passive for long periods, just touching the screen to accumulate DNA points that make the disease evolve.
Plague Inc. also offers several points of reflection almost from a satirical denunciation, showing a certain crude realism on how a disease can spread worldwide and on how countries facing such an alert can react.
To maintain interest in the game there are seven types of diseases to choose from, from the bacterium, to the virus to end up with the biological weapon, each with its own particular gameplay.
In conclusion, Plague Inc is a hilarious game (in a grim way) and also intelligent, not of action, but certainly to play at least a few games.
Plague Inc. can be downloaded free for Android and costs one Euro for iPhone and iPad
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