Last Man Standing

Survival games are very common nowadays, especially online ones that allow you to share the experience with other people. Granted, there are many failed concepts out there as well, mainly because it’s difficult to integrate complete freedom into the gameplay mechanics. Many titles also feature in-app purchases as well, which have a tendency to ruin the experience.

Last Man Standing is a third-person shooter with rather basic gameplay ideas, in which the main goal is to fight the other player players and make sure you survive for as long as you can. You use a variety of weapons to achieve your purpose, as well as various pieces of equipment to protect yourself. On the other hand, there’s not much here to make you feel like you are playing an original game.

The maps are big enough to hold many players, and they are also full of buildings that allow you to hide, examine your surroundings and search for ammunition. Naturally, you need to be wary around buildings, because they can be safe havens for other players. Most of them feature multiple floors too, so there’s plenty to explore if you feel like it, although it’s difficult to stay alive for too long.

The weapons come in many different forms, each one of which has its own drawbacks and advantages. Whether you like shotguns, pistols or assault rifles, there’s something for every taste, and even rocket launchers in case you need something bigger to make a point. There are vests and various other pieces of armor that increase your resistance too, not to mention the cosmetic items as well.

The graphics are very nice too, even if the environments are pretty bland sometimes. You can tell that the textures and the animations are well done, on the other hand, which contributes to the overall atmosphere. Not much can be said about the sound effects, since they rarely make their presence felt, which is a bit of a bummer in a game with a lot of gunshots and explosions.

In the end, Last Man Standing is not a groundbreaking game in the survival genre, but it does some things right, such as the open maps and the nice game modes. Hence, you can have a bit of fun with it, even if the in-app purchases might upset the player balance sometimes.