A FUNNY BATTLE ROYALE GAME
Are you a fan of “Battle Royale games” like PUBG Mobile, Fortnite, APEX Legends, Call of Duty Mobile, etc.? Tired of playing the same old battle royale games? Even if you really love them, these games can still become boring by repetitive matches. Even when you search for new games inspired by Battle Royale, you realize that most of them are the same.
However, the game that I will introduce to you now can change your mind! Wanna know why? Because instead of controlling normal human characters, you play as a sausage. It’s not your ordinary battle royale game. Sausage Man lets you play as a sausage. It’s a funny cartoonish battle royale. We don’t see these kinds of games often. However, people tend to love non-serious games. Sausage Man takes it to the next level as it is a shooter game with fun elements.
PLAY AS A SAUSAGE
It sounds weird but it’s true! The developer of this game has brought humor in thrilling battles for real-time survival. Besides the unique graphics, you can still enjoy the basic features of a battle royale game such as survival rules, weapon systems, vehicles, and a lot of different equipment.
I will warn you, this game gets very stupid. From throwing in overweight dragons to fire-farting ponies, it has got it all. However, it keeps the basics of a battle royale. There are two maps in the soft launch. The first one is an 8x8km map called Battle Island. I guess it will be the Erangel of this game. There is also a Rainbow Island with a compact size of 4x4km. The game gets multiple fun modes including an 8v8 team battle and a 28 player quick party mode. All of the modes have one thing in common though: MADNESS!
GAMEPLAY AND OBJECTIVES
There are 3 game modes in Sausage Man. They are:
- Classic Party: The main game mode in the game. You choose sub mode solo, duo or quad before starting.
- Arcade Party: Play in Quick Party or Team Battle. Besides, events (if available) also appear here.
- Training Party: Training mode with the boss. You can change the difficulty of the battle to get used to the controls and check the locations on the map.
The gameplay is quite familiar but with more improvements. Sausage Man uses the familiar gameplay that we often see on typical Battle Royale games. At the beginning of the game, you are dropped on an island, where a survival battle with 99 other players takes place. Your only mission is to collect weapons and resources on the map to fight, defeat opponents and become the last survivor. The battle ends when only one player remains alive.
All players when setting foot on the map have no equipment. So the first thing to do is to find a weapon or anything possible to survive. There are support items and weapons located at random locations on the map. You use them to fight. After a certain time, The Circle appears. If you’ve played any battle royale game before, you’ll definitely know the concept. This circle appears to limit the playing area. When it appears, you are required to move inside it.
When the circle appears, the support box is also dropped by the drone. These crates contain a lot of important items that if won, you can easily win. Some areas like the battleship or the Slime field in the forest provide more items, but it is also more dangerous as you can be knocked down by other opponents.
In general, the game modes in Sausage Man are not much different from traditional battles. You can still assemble a team of up to 4 people to fight other teams. Besides, there is a solo mode available to play alone.
WEAPON AND ITEM SYSTEMS
The arsenal in Sausage Man is very diverse when it takes almost the collection from other popular battle royale games. They are also divided into categories including Pistols, Assault Rifles, Sniper Sifles, Shotguns… Especially in the game, there is the appearance of AK12, the perfect upgraded version of best gun which is the AK-47. In addition, there are 2 new cyberpunk-style weapons that can fire energy bullets.
Accessories for weapons and characters are also complete. There are helmets, armor, medical boxes, extended magazines, scopes, handles, gun grips, silencers… In particular, there is an item that is a mushroom that, when used, your character becomes giant. Now you can move faster but also be more easily detected by the opponent.
The system of support items in Sausage Man is extremely diverse. In addition to the 4 basic types of grenades: smoke bomb, Molotov, nade, and flash, you have the opportunity to use a lot of other unique items. For example, there are slime bombs that allow the creation of square blocks to block bullets from enemies. Or put your character on a cannon and shoot to move to another location on the map. Some other unique items in the game such as music bomb, heart-shaped smoke…
CHARACTER SKINS
And of course, who will not be excited when you can customize your own sausage with variety of game skins? A “skin” is a kind of item that players can acquire in games. They change the appearance of the players avatar (the character on the screen that represents the player). Skins can be as simple as a change in color scheme (often referred to as a Palette Swap), or as complex as a new avatar with different lighting effects and animations. Most companies are very careful to make sure these skins don’t effect the actual gameplay though. The characters will still play the same. They will just look different doing so.
The game is currently soft-launched for a selected number of countries including Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. However, the regional beta has already expanded to the Philippines, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries in the coming weeks. It seems like we are not far away from the global launch. So far, the game looks incredible. However, the problem which arises with these sort of games is implementation. The idea is good however the question is will players stick to the game like they do with the current and popular battle royale games. The developers already made the shooting great and it is playable, I would love you guys to try it out.
You can check out more details on the game’s official Facebook page. I am quite excited about this battle royale as I am also tired of playing the same games again and again. This year will be great for battle royale lovers as multiple titles including Apex Legends are coming to mobile. Let’s see how well Sausage Man survives in this competitive market.