Every once in a while, you come across a game at which you wonder why. When you look at the price point, you wonder even more at the question of why. Luckily there are my colleagues, that unanimously agreed that I should review this game since I had a pooper of my own. Well, guys, thanks. Here goes, a review of the game Pooplers.
Pooplers
Not to sound judgemental, but whenever a game comes at me with the slogan: Poop in! I’m seriously questioning my mental stability, which is a bold statement for someone with a baby of six months old. So in Pooplers, you play as one of the poop-monsters babies are. It’s a multiplayer game where up to four players take control over babies, which are put into a Splatoon-kind-of-setting. But instead of being a squid with a water gun, you poop through your clothes. The game describes it at such: “Toddlers do not belong to the calm ones, as soon as nobody watches them, they crawl around the house, pooping on the floor. The player who “color” most of the map wins.” It’s the diarrhea version of Splatoon – in both the figurative and literal sense.
Pooperups
Pooplers is diversified by power-ups and a mother-being who refers each toddler to a cot as soon as she sees her child pooping on the floor. This was buggy as hell since the mother targeted the same baby over and over again. This was not that annoying in most games, but once the baby-bug started rotating, it became an unplayable match. The purpose of staying in a cot reduces the chance of winning in a given round. But with an AI with a literal baby-brain, you will lose every game you play. I tested this theory with my wife, who is not a gamer, and she concluded after two games that they should sue the developers for asking almost 10€ for such a game. What’s marketed as an entertaining game, is a shitstorm, with not only ONE modus of Operandi, but a NUMBER of elements that terrorize the gameplay and allow you to break up friendships. Poop your way to victory, but you will need to be very drunk to do so (GamingBoulevard does not stimulate alcohol abuse in any way).
Maps & Modes
You can visit several maps to poop on, ranging from a house, farm, seabed, or even a space ship. Each map has its gimmick, but it did not make the game more enjoyable. A quick summary of the game modes, and yes, we tried them all.
- PVP free for all pooping.
- Team vs. Team pooping – Co-op diarrhea.
- Zombie horde co-op – protect your candy.
- Play as a parent vs. pooplers—broom away your toddler’s poop.
- Play an unplayable football match as a toddler!
Conclusion:
This game is only fun at a party with non-gamers. Everyone with a decent sense of humor will not enjoy this at all (only with large amounts of substances, as said before). So pick up this game of poop-a-palooza when it’s down for a buck, and boot it up at a party setting. Ending friendships faster then Monopoly, I’ll guarantee you that much.
