Beam Me Up

To be truthful with you, as much of a Star Trek fan as I am, there’s always a justifiable and suitably devious grin that appears on my face whenever I see the never been seen actor, I mean, Trekkie, get zapped, eaten, incinerated or otherwise disposed of in some way whenever they’re ‘boldly going where no man’s been before’.

Well as I have always thought, if no-one’s ever been there before, how come they keep finding they’re not the only ones there? Thankfully, I’m not the only sad person out there to think about this as proven by the creative minds at Fugu Mobile who made Beam Me Up.

What you do in this game is attempt to prevent the intrepid explorers (who of course appear in lycra jump suits – what else?!) from getting to the transporter squares. To do this you must try and outsmart their moves in getting to their freedom by fencing them in using some barrels of presumably toxic goo.

Now this is hugely satisfying when you are successful in thwarting their quest of freedom. However, this is not as easy as you may want it to be. This game is a turn based strategy style puzzler which will keep you guessing the whole way through. Also, alas the controls are a little wayward and could interfere with your plans should you be too eager with your selection and deployment of the barrels; as one false move can make all the difference in being successful and moving onto the next level or ending the game.

This game delivers a good puzzle and challenge which will keep you on your toes from start to finish. Although it’s beautifully simplistic, this game can’t be faulted for its tongue in cheek entertainment. What’s more, should you find that you’re truly a mastermind when it comes to trapping your hero; you have the option of spicing things up a bit by having two heroes for you to stop in their tracks.

Overall this game’s great at getting you hooked and without any effort at all, once you’ve got the hang of it, you’ll be glued to the screen. If I was to find any real fault, I’d say it would come in the form of the wit behind the game not going all the way and giving you a suitably sticky end for the hero you’ve managed to trap. However, having said that, I can easily forgive this oversight as it just concentrates on giving you nothing but challenge after agonising challenge.

So, if puzzles are your thing, and you can master the controls, this game will do nothing but totally enthral you the whole way.

Rating 91%

Positives

The puzzle is simple but addictive

The option of either one or two heroes to trap gives you some degree of difficulty

No two games are the same

Negatives

A little repetitive

The graphics and sounds are a little basic