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Fratboy House Wars

Fratboy House Wars is a worms-like game, in which you lob books, kegs, dogs, rockets and what might be beer bottles at an adjacent frat house. In the game you control 3 to 4 frat boys. Turns alternate between you and the computer, so more men are not worth more shots. Each frat boy has their own arsenal, so loosing a guy also looses the weapons he was holding. The game plays until one team is wiped out or a house runs out of hit points, the latter of which almost never seems to happen.

The game has four levels, and loosing means starting back from the beginning. The first level seems to take a painfully long time to beat, as the only weapons are books and beer bottles. After each level, a short cut scene is played. The graphics are very good. The foreground and background move separately as the projectile flies through the air, simulating depth. The sound to the game is also good, once you get past the first song.

My biggest complaint is that the game doesn’t let you choose which guy to take control of. The constant switching between guys means you can never quite remember how you should be aiming. It would also be nice if levels were unlocked once beaten, or at least if you didn’t start back at level one every time you died.

In conclusion, Fratboy House Wars is fun, but not quite a must-play. If you like worms, or scorched earth, you’ll probably like it – and if you do decide to play it, make sure you click the cat in the forth level.