Hello, this is rocknrollrocksout with a review of the flash game pandemic 2, which can be played here- http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/fullscreen.php?game=pandemic-2.
Both a game and a meme, Pandemic 2 is a game based on creating your own disease and infecting and killing all of the world's population. Sequel to the similar Pandemic game, Pandemic 2 is a basic yet very addictive game that will have players hooked.
At the start of the game, you are given a menu screen and can choose to start a game or watch tutorials. There are dozens of tutorials, but the game is pretty simple. Basically, you must buy and sell the right traits in order for your disease to spread quickly and infect the population. The rest is just waiting.
When you start a game, you have the choice of playing either "Realistic" or "Relaxed" mode, whichever you fancy. Basically, in relaxed mode the game ends relatively quickly and your disease evolves quickly, while in realistic you have to wait a hell of a long time for the game to finish. Next, you name your disease and choose a disease type- from Virus, Bacteria, and Parasite. Viruses evolve quickly but are easy for the government to stop, while parasites evolve slowly but are hard to catch. Bacteria, in my opinion the best choice, is a perfect fit in between the other two. Now you are ready to infect the population!
In Pandemic 2, the world is split into 21 zones (regions & countries). The aim of the game is to infect all of these zones and kill the population of them all, making them "forsaken zones". The hardest zone to infect, as represented by the "Shut Down Everything" meme, is Madagascar. Island like Madagascar, Japan, Cuba, and New Zealand can prevent your disease by shutting down ports, so to capture them you need to act fast.
The only real gameplay, however, in Pandemic 2, is choosing which traits you purchase for your disease. You have to choose your disease's symptoms, which increase disease infectivity and lethality but also add to visibility, and can also buy disease resistance factors, which help prevent government vaccines which can be administered and helps to spread the disease. Also, you can buy forms of transmission, which makes the disease more "mainstream".
So, now that you get the gameplay, let's talk about presentation. Since it's a flash game, Pandemic 2 looks a lot like flash. It is very well programmed and runs pretty smoothly, even on my slow computer. The music is atmospheric but it can be turned off if you wish to play your own music. Since it's flash, I wont delve too much more into the looks of the game. The menus are simple to use and everything works fine, so all is good.
As one of the most important games, in my opinion, in flash history, Pandemic 2 survives on as an addictive and fun-to-play game that will be remembered for all eternity by the interwebs. Since it's free, it's really your choice, and, if you think it'll be fun, give Pandemic 2 a try.
At the start of the game, you are given a menu screen and can choose to start a game or watch tutorials. There are dozens of tutorials, but the game is pretty simple. Basically, you must buy and sell the right traits in order for your disease to spread quickly and infect the population. The rest is just waiting.
When you start a game, you have the choice of playing either "Realistic" or "Relaxed" mode, whichever you fancy. Basically, in relaxed mode the game ends relatively quickly and your disease evolves quickly, while in realistic you have to wait a hell of a long time for the game to finish. Next, you name your disease and choose a disease type- from Virus, Bacteria, and Parasite. Viruses evolve quickly but are easy for the government to stop, while parasites evolve slowly but are hard to catch. Bacteria, in my opinion the best choice, is a perfect fit in between the other two. Now you are ready to infect the population!
In Pandemic 2, the world is split into 21 zones (regions & countries). The aim of the game is to infect all of these zones and kill the population of them all, making them "forsaken zones". The hardest zone to infect, as represented by the "Shut Down Everything" meme, is Madagascar. Island like Madagascar, Japan, Cuba, and New Zealand can prevent your disease by shutting down ports, so to capture them you need to act fast.
The only real gameplay, however, in Pandemic 2, is choosing which traits you purchase for your disease. You have to choose your disease's symptoms, which increase disease infectivity and lethality but also add to visibility, and can also buy disease resistance factors, which help prevent government vaccines which can be administered and helps to spread the disease. Also, you can buy forms of transmission, which makes the disease more "mainstream".
So, now that you get the gameplay, let's talk about presentation. Since it's a flash game, Pandemic 2 looks a lot like flash. It is very well programmed and runs pretty smoothly, even on my slow computer. The music is atmospheric but it can be turned off if you wish to play your own music. Since it's flash, I wont delve too much more into the looks of the game. The menus are simple to use and everything works fine, so all is good.
As one of the most important games, in my opinion, in flash history, Pandemic 2 survives on as an addictive and fun-to-play game that will be remembered for all eternity by the interwebs. Since it's free, it's really your choice, and, if you think it'll be fun, give Pandemic 2 a try.
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