Sneak King

Sneak King

Given the tragedy of Yaris as an adverware disaster, you have to give Burger King credit for making their charming trilogy of games, and the best of the three is undoubtably Sneak King. The game is pretty straightforward: There are hungry people out there, you are the Burger King, go give them food. But don't get caught!

The game is $3, so you really can't expect much, but it does have its moments. There are three unique areas, full of marginally-interactive environmental events and hungry people. The graphics are honestly not that bad, as good as a mid-range PS2 game, and the missions (while all obviously based around delivering food) have challenges that are varied enough that the game doesn't get more stale than the one-note stealth game it already is.

The main complaint here is the camera, which is non-intuitive and you will find yourself fighting with it far more than the hungry denizens of Cul-de-Sac, Mill or Construction Site. This is overcome by the absolutely ridiculous animations for surprise deliveries and the administration of Whoppers and Chicken Fries. There's enough Dadaist humor here to overcome every complaint except the shallowness of the gameplay.

A school of thought goes thusly: People are stupid, but like to think they are smart. Sneak King grasps this conceit totally, and instead of trying to subtly work in Burger King references, goes in the entire opposite direction, becoming so blantant and obvious that people will think themselves clever as they mutter "Ha ha, they think they are advertising, but I see through their tricks." And thus, the subvertisement occurs in earnest.

Graphics: Nothing fancy. Backgrounds are generic and there are few characters in the world. 2.
Sound: Weak to nonexistant. Audio cues are distinct, but that's about it. 2.
Controls: The game's shortcoming. You'll fight with a camera that is unnecessarily free-floating as you deliver food to the masses. 1.
Tilt: The overexuberance of the hungry and the ambient creepyness of the King lend a certain charm to the game. 3.
Overall (not an average): 2