The "them" in Eat Them! is people, but don't worry: You're a gigantic monster rampaging through a city, and the soldiers and cops trying to hurt you are your only source of health, so your conscience is clear.
Eat Them!
For: PS3 (via PlayStation Network)
From: FluffyLogic/Sony
Rating: Teen (blood, cartoon violence)
Price: $US10
Eat Them! attempts to spice up the potential monotony of destroying cities by mixing up the objectives - a timed checkpoint race here, a mission that has you escorting tiny escaped convicts there.
But outside of a few scenarios, the game incorporates city-wide destruction into pretty much every facet of its action, and the act of punching, kicking, shooting and even jumping on top of crumbling buildings is as darkly satisfying here as it was in Rampage! 25 years ago.
Eat Them! doesn't tell a particularly deep story, but the little storytelling it does looks great thanks to a comic book-themed presentation and bright, cel-shaded graphics.
Every mission has medal-worthy scores to achieve, and attaining silver and gold medals rewards you with new monster parts, which you can use to create your own Frankenmonster in the monster lab.
The game's difficulty spikes somewhat after the first batch of missions, but if you have a friend with a similar appetite for mischief, you can take on the missions together in a nicely chaotic local co-op mode.
Unfortunately, online co-op didn't make the cut.
