Bee Movie Game Demo

Bee Movie was the project of the famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld and it turned out to be quite the mellow production in the end, due the fact that it gave into the usual Broadway cliches and failed to deliver an original, or at least genuinely funny plot. However, it had its moments nonetheless and it certainly gathered a decent crowd of supporters, albeit most of them have not even attended elementary school yet.

Bee Movie Game is but an attempt to squeeze some more money out of the idea before leaving it for dead, since it basically presents the events from the movie in a semi-interactive manner. There are some original levels and events as well, but they are not very different from the one portrayed on the silver screen and they certainly won't impress anyone who has already seen the movie.

Hence, you play as Barry B. Benson, the amusing bee that must survive the perils of the big city and overcome a great deal of sticky situations in his quest. Although the levels differ wildly from one to the other, given the fact that you either have to avoid the incoming traffic as you fly through the streets, or drive a scooter and reach your destination in a certain time frame.

For those who are not familiar with the term, quick time events are basically those semi-cutscenes that show your character doing something and you have to press the appropriate key at the right time in order to continue. This can turn out to be extremely annoying when it is overused, especially since the game at hand requires you to keep an eye on four different action buttons and quickly press them whenever they flash on the screen.

However, the graphics are actually quite good, especially when it comes to the animations and the character modeling. The environments and the other objects scattered around the city did not receive the same amount of care, although they are not an eye sore either. To make matters more fun, a groovy soundtrack plays in the background as well, with jolly tunes that theoretically help you overcome the anger caused by missed quick time events.

While Bee Movie Game is not a bad game per se, it definitely isn't a good one either, since it features too many annoyances to be considered a fun portrayal of the movie. On the other hand, the younger audience can have quite the blast with it, since it has plenty of bright colors and funny characters.