BrainPipe
{{Short description|2008 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Brainpipe.jpg
| released = December 24, 2008
| developer = Digital Eel
| genre = Action
| publisher = Shrapnel Games
| platforms = PlayStation Portable, Mac OS, Windows
}}
Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity is an action video game developed by Digital Eel for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and handhelds and was released on December 24, 2008. The game received "Excellence in Audio" award at Independent Games Festival 2009.{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/967/967092p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330180703/http://pc.ign.com/articles/967/967092p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2009 |title=GDC 09: Hands-on IGF Award Winners |first=Daemon |last=Hatfield |date=March 27, 2009 |work=IGN |publisher=j2 Global |accessdate=August 8, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.igf.com/2009finalistswinners.html |title=The 12th Annual Independent Games Festival - Finalists & Winners |date= |publisher= |accessdate=August 8, 2013 |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422133057/http://www.igf.com/2009finalistswinners.html |url-status=dead }}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| rev1 = Eurogamer
| rev2 = Gamezebo
| rev3 = The Games Machine
| rev3Score = 80/100 (PSP)
}}
The PlayStation Portable version of BrainPipe received "Mixed or Average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.{{cite web |title=Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |website=Metacritic |access-date=February 25, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240225155807/https://www.metacritic.com/game/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity/critic-reviews/?platform=psp|archive-date=February 25, 2024}}
Eurogamer praised the game's "psychedelic" graphics but criticized the game's gameplay, saying that it "isn't particularly satisfying or even all that interesting".{{cite web |last1=Whitehead |first1=Dan |title=PSP Minis Roundup |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/psp-minis-review?page=2 |website=Eurogamer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225155717/https://www.eurogamer.net/psp-minis-review?page=2 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |date=October 7, 2009 |url-status=live}} Gamezebo expressed that the game's sound and graphics "[create] a lovely psychedelic atmosphere" that is "beautifully realised", and praised its fast-paced gameplay in later levels, stating that "it's surprising just how thrilling BrainPipe really is", but criticized the game's brevity.{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=BrainPipe Review |url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/brainpipe-review/ |website=Gamezebo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926193028/https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/brainpipe-review/ |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |date=November 18, 2010}}
The Games Machine called the game "very engaging", and praised its "incredible" visuals and sound.{{cite magazine|title =Try & Buy - Brainpipe |date =June 2009 |url =https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-italia-248/page/n109/mode/2up |magazine =The Games Machine |last =Besser |first =Paolo |issue =248 |page =111|language=Italian}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://rich.itch.io/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity}}
- {{moby game|id=/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity|name=Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity}}
Category:Independent Games Festival winners
Category:PlayStation Network games