Sammy Suricate

In the animal kingdom, it is clear that some species have evolved to prey on the smaller and weaker ones, such is the case with the cheetah and the gazelle, or the bear and the fish. However, every animal's got its own defense mechanism, which sometimes helps them escape and not end up as dinner for a family of hungry tigers.

Sammy Suricate is an action-adventure game with many platformer elements, in which you have to go through a variety of interesting levels and collect a variety of gems and crystals. You also have to avoid the lions that lurk around the gems, otherwise you quickly become part of the menu and offer them a feast. There are, however, a few ways to protect yourself from them, all of which are available to you as you advance through the game.

Speaking of which, the stages themselves do not always have the same objectives, since even the mechanics differ from time to time. Hence, while most of them require you to collect all the crystals in order to move on, others include a bit of platforming as well, which means that the suricate needs to jump over a few obstacles to get to the end of the level and venture forth.

The lions come in a few funny varieties too, such as Rasta-lion, or Rocker-lion, which means that they adhere to certain stereotypes regarding music genre preferences. Regardless of their hairstyle, though, they are all quite capable to kill you with a couple of hits, which means that you must avoid them at any cost. You can also use wasps to defend against them and even kill them, if they get stung enough times.

A few puzzles are available as well, although they are definitely not in any way complicated, since you just have to find a few gems and combine them in the correct order. Visually, the game does not exactly impress when it comes to graphics quality, especially not animation-wise. The environments are quite dreamy, on the other hand, while the other objects scattered around the levels are pretty detailed.

Sammy Suricate may not have a great time in Lion Land, but you can change all that and have some fun in the progress. Despite the rather lacking mechanics and the poor graphics engine, you can still keep yourself entertained for a while, especially after get the hang of the mechanics.