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Exit (DS) - Review by Samantha Flavell aged 15

By Steve Wollaston on Jan 6, 09 09:36 PM

Meet the escape artist who will answer the call of anyone in a life-threatening situation and can get them out in style. Wherever they are, whenever they need him, Mr.ESC has got the nimble body and sharp mind to make the impossible, possible..

When you first start the game, without any practise in saving those in distress, you don't want to ruin Mr.ESC's perfect record. Instead, you have to train in any of the ten stages, mainly because when you begin, training is the only situation you can select.

You are then guided through whichever stage that takes your fancy with the instructions displayed on the top screen as you come across the obstacles. To move Mr.ESC, you use your stylus pen and touch screen, dragging your pen in certain directions to get him over walls, down ropes, up stairs and everywhere else.

There are many situations from flaming hotels to sinking cruise liners that you can move through with the help of your companions and some handy items. But remember, there's no room for standing around with the clock ticking away the time you have to reach the exit.

Exit DS is a puzzler that shows you 100 levels of bite-sized chunks of enjoyment. I liked its steady pace, comic-style images and the challenges that, after a few trials, slotted into place as I progressed to later levels with pride.

4/5

Authors

Steve Wollaston

Steve Wollaston - Sunday Mercury games reviewer Steve has been writing about video games for donkey's years. In fact he is probably far too old for it now which is why you will see a lot of reviews been done by kids... He has been nominated three times for Regional Games Journalist Of The Year at the Games Media Awards, but never wins. His major love is sports games and rates Sensible World of Soccer circa 90's as the greatest game ever made - closely followed by Championship Manager 2. Skyrim has currently taken over his life.


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