Dumb Ways to Die Review!
“You’ve seen the video – now the lives of those charmingly dumb characters are in your hands.
Enjoy 64 hilarious mini-games as you attempt to collect all the charmingly dumb characters for your train station, achieve high scores and unlock the famous music video that started it all.
Download the FREE game now to enjoy the new fun and remember, be safe around trains. A message from Metro.
GAMEPLAY
– Why is his hair on fire? Who cares, just RUN!
– Quickly wipe your screen free of puke
– Balance that wobbling glue eater
– Flick the piranhas out of range of those precious private parts
– Swat wasps before it’s too late
– Best not invite that psycho killer inside
– Carefully remove forks from toasters
– Help self-taught pilots
– Get back from the edge of the platform you fools
– Have patience at level crossings
– No crossing the tracks! Not even for balloons!
– And who knew rattlesnakes were so picky about mustard?
Plus loads more!”
Dumb Ways to Die Links:
iOS Link: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/dumb-ways-to-die/id639930688?mt=8
Android Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.popreach.dumbways&hl=en_GB
Company: Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd
Rated: 12+
Offers in-app Purchases
Dumb Ways to Die is a game made by Metro Trains in Melbourne in order to raise awareness for train safety. In 2012, the city released a Dumb Ways to Die song that is ridiculously catchy and will definitely stick in your head for the rest of your life.
Gameplay
If I was to compare this game to another, it would be WarioWare Smooth Moves (P.S, if you’ve never played that game – you’re missing out.) Dumb Ways to Die is delivered primarily by a procession of frantic micro-games. In these micro-games, you have to try not to die. If you die, you lose a life and you only have 3 of those.
The micro-games range from
- flicking piranas away from biting you
- getting toast out of a toaster with a fork
- moving away from the yellow line and a train station
- swatting away wasps from your face
- cleaning up throw up
and more. If you fail any of these tasks, you will die a dumb death.
There are characters in Dumb Ways to Die that look like beans. Each one of them has their own dilemma that you need to fix in just a few seconds. As you progress in the game, the micro-games get faster and it gets ridiculously hard. Some of them are near impossible to complete.
Graphics
Visually, Dumb Ways to Die doesn’t have much to offer – but that isn’t to say it’s bad. The game is very cartoon-based and the characters are very cute with their own little personalities, although they all share a low IQ as it seems. The game doesn’t lag at all and the characters move perfectly.
Music
During the gameplay, there’s music playing in the background that is very retro-esque and kind of reminds me of Super Mario at the same time. I liked it and it didn’t get annoying despite being quite repetitive. As you progressed in the game and everything gets faster, the music also gets faster.
The sound, on the other hand, differ from which micro-game you’re playing – for example, when one of the characters puke, they make a puking sound and the sound it makes when you wipe it up is, well, a wiping sound as you can probably guess. There’s also a game where you have to stop one of the characters from falling and as they lean over, it sounds like a creaky door or floorboard.
Controls
The controls are simple, but the amount of time you have to complete the micro-game makes them a lot harder. For some, all you’ll have to do is swipe or tap but for others, you’ll have to tilt your phone screen and it can become tricky.
The Power of in-app Purchases
With the coins you collect from completing levels, you can purchase stickers for iMessage to send to your friends. Most of them are GIFs and they showcase deaths from the game. A great buy if you share your love for Dumb Ways to Die with your friends and family!
In the store, you can also purchase coins if you can’t be bothered to earn them. They can range from:
- Coin Doubler for £1.99
- 50 Free Coins – watch ad
- Dumb Amount of Coins (2000) for £1.99
- Dumber Amount of Coins (6000) for £4.99
- Dumberer Amount of Coins (16000) for £9.99
- Dumberest Amount of Coins (40000) for £19.99
You can also purchase the removal of ads for £1.99.
The Verdict
Dumb Ways to Die is a great game to play and the story behind it makes it even better. The fact that this game was made to teach people about train safety and is still ridiculously fun is great! Who knew education could be so fun? I remember initially playing this in 2013, a year after it was released and it hasn’t changed at all since – which I like.
Overall, I rate this a 4/5 because it’s a really nice, fast-paced game with no annoying energy caps so you can play as long as you want. However, I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone who doesn’t like blood or death. Despite it being a cartoon, I do think it can be quite violent at times.
If you decide to download Dumb Ways to Die, let us know what you think and if you agree/disagree with any of the things we said. Happy gaming!
Dumb Ways to Die Overall Rating: 4/5
iOS Link: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/dumb-ways-to-die/id639930688?mt=8
Android Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.popreach.dumbways&hl=en_GB
Company: Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd
Rated: 12+
Offers in-app Purchases
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