If Simon Says had an illicit affair with Nintendo’s madcap minigame series WarioWare, Frobisher Says would be the hyperactive accidental love-child. Honeyslug’s eccentric PlayStation Vita launch-title might not be drawing the headlines like Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Wipeout 2048, but its easily the most humorous game we’ve played in a long time.
Borne out of an inside office joke, Frobisher Says marks Honeyslug’s second outing on PlayStation platforms. It previously released the delirious Lemmings inspired Kahoots on the PlayStation Minis label back in 2009, and there’s a definite spiritual connection between the two bite-sized titles. Both games are markedly mad, visually eccentric and quintessentially British.
The structure of Frobisher Says is very similar to the likes of WarioWare and Rhythm Heaven. But what sets Honeyslug’s title apart is the sheer range of gameplay possibilities that the PlayStation Vita affords. One minigame challenges you to “squash the toffs”, which you execute by pinching a slew of top-hat sporting English gentleman between the PS Vita’s front and rear touch interfaces. Another cheekily asks you to dry an “extraordinarily long sausage dog” by wrapping your hand around the PS Vita and motioning forwards and backwards. The game’s got an outstanding sense of humour, making it hard not to giggle as you’re introduced to the increasingly ridiculous minigames.
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