| View Larger Image | Mr. Mosquito | Video Gameby Eidos Interactive
| List Price: | $29.99 | |
| | Publisher: | Eidos Interactive | | ESRB Age Rating: | Teen | | Platform: | PlayStation2 | | Operating System: | Playstation 2 | | Release Date: | 2002-03-12 | | Sales Rank: | 15,065th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
It's wrong to love Mister Mosquito. Wrong because of the repetitive gameplay, the lackluster graphics, and the awkwardness of the controls. I could also mention the repetitive dialogue, laughable AI, and interminable load times. And did I mention how short it is? But somehow none of this matters if, like I do, you fall for the charm and originality of this game. You play as a nameless mosquito whose job it is to suck the blood of the Yamada family. There are only two modes, battle and suck. To suck blood you have to first hover and wait for a target area to flash red somewhere on your victim's body, then swoop in, pierce the skin, and extract blood by twirling the right analog stick. Suck too fast or too long and you're liable to get swatted, a fate you can avoid if you keep a close eye on your victim's "stress meter." If you're spotted, you must battle your victims by trying to bump their bodies' "relax spots," which makes them chill out and forget you're there (this part doesn't make a whole lot of sense). The voyeuristic aspects of Mister Mosquito have gotten a lot of attention, especially the infamous scene in which you suck the blood of the Yamadas' teenage daughter as she takes a bath, but the game stops well short of anything that would have earned it an M rating. --David Stoesz Pros: Charm and originality Household environments are fun to explore Cons: Too short Unbelievably long load times Repetitive dialogue It's difficult to maneuver |
Amazon.com Review
It's wrong to love Mister Mosquito. Wrong because of the repetitive gameplay, the lackluster graphics, and the awkwardness of the controls. I could also mention the repetitive dialogue, laughable AI, and interminable load times. And did I mention how short it is? But somehow none of this matters if, like I do, you fall for the charm and originality of this game. You play as a nameless mosquito whose job it is to suck the blood of the Yamada family. There are only two modes, battle and suck. To suck blood you have to first hover and wait for a target area to flash red somewhere on your victim's body, then swoop in, pierce the skin, and extract blood by twirling the right analog stick. Suck too fast or too long and you're liable to get swatted, a fate you can avoid if you keep a close eye on your victim's "stress meter." If you're spotted, you must battle your victims by trying to bump their bodies' "relax spots," which makes them chill out and forget you're there (this part doesn't make a whole lot of sense). The voyeuristic aspects of Mister Mosquito have gotten a lot of attention, especially the infamous scene in which you suck the blood of the Yamadas' teenage daughter as she takes a bath, but the game stops well short of anything that would have earned it an M rating. --David Stoesz Pros: Charm and originality Household environments are fun to explore Cons: Too short Unbelievably long load times Repetitive dialogue It's difficult to maneuver |
Amazon.com Product Description
You are Mister Mosquito, a uninvited guest in the Yamada family home in Japan. In order to store enough food for the coming winter, you need to drink as much of the family members' precious blood as possible while they are in bed, talking on the phone, watching TV, or taking a bath. The Yamada family knows you are in the house, and they have plans to take you out. Deadly insecticides fill the air, and members of the family can crush you like a bug (well, actually, you are a bug). You want a taste of their plasma, they want you dead--something's gotta give. You can fly through and explore the 12 levels of the Yamada household searching for victims and using stealth to get the job done, or prepare for air combat as you do deadly battle with human inhabitants. Watch as family members' relationships disintegrate as they take out their irritation on each other. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 20 reviews)
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a unique game, but does unique equal good? by David Smith  3 Stars
April 29, 2007
so.. first off the first thing you'll notice about mr. mosquito is its strange sense of humor. after all, this is a japanese game.. the country who brought us katamari damacy! so i like that.
you fly around and have to suck blood from "hot spots" located on various parts of people's bodies. once you get the control scheme down, this is a fairly easy affair, and it's fun. the problem is, as some others have said, mr. mosquito quickly becomes repetitive and loses its quirky, fun appeal.
pros: graphics are pretty good for a PS2 game, it's fun to fly your mosquito around (and i don't even like flying games), you can turn off lights and turn on radios and see how the people get up and respond to that confusion.. quite unique idea, especially when you factor in things like the girl in the bathtub trying to shoo you away with her hair dryer.
cons: no controls tutorial (have to learn them yourself), quickly loses its unique appeal, cutscenes of the family talking before the level are boring, load times are too long
but overall the thing that made me put this game down and stop playing was a level where i couldn't find the "hot spot" on a girl. i kept thinking i saw it on her neck and then i'd get closer to her and it would disappear. maybe i was mistaken and seeing the light switch behind her.. but i have a low tolerance for frustration in games.
bottom line: this may or may not be worth a rental for you. gamefly has this game in stock, if you're a member. but i wouldn't spend much money on it.
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the best game ever  5 Stars
July 02, 2004
This is a video game that is perfect for someone that likes to take risks. You get to see the world from an mosquito. what's not to like
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Forgettable Experience by Nick Schwartz (NH)  2 Stars
June 27, 2003
I rented this game a while back because of it's innovative idea. Control a mosquito, suck blood from members of a family of three, and stay alive through the summer. Each level has you in a room with one member of the family, and has selected certain parts of their body for you to get a select amount of blood from. You have to be careful not to be spotted, or they'll swat you and strike you dead. Also, many of the levels feature obstacles like mosquito repellant and candles you have to watch out for. But the problem is, that's the entire game. About twelve levels like this, (some of which will take many tries) that will only last you about two or three days at most. The graphics are poor, the execution is strictly alright, so all in all, this game is nothing more than an interesting concept. Not really even worth a look, even for fans of weird games.
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Good for a quick laugh 3 Stars
June 04, 2003
This game is one of the most original concepts for a game that I have seen. However, it is extremely short. My friends and I rented a copy because we all wanted to try it... we beat it in a night. We had a good time playing it and making jokes about the "plot". But we were all let down by how quickly the last level came.We all agreed it was a decent game... just short. I wouldn't pay too much for this game. Wait around and buy it used for around $...
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Very Original Idea That Quickly Gets Repetitive by Nick (NH) 3 Stars
March 27, 2003
Being a huge fan of games like "Typing of the Dead," "Crazy Taxi, and other out of the ordinary games that Sega was releasing for Dreamcast, (and still does for other platforms, only to a lesser extent it seems) I was interested in Mister Mosquito after I read some reviews in various publications. Finally, I rented it, and was pleased to diescover that it has one of the strangest premices for a videogame in a long time. You play as, (you guessed it) a mosquito who has taken residence in a family of three's home, and has to stay alive by sucking their blood on a regular basis. The risk with sucking thier blood, of course, is that if you irritate them, and they notice you they'll either swat you, immediately killing you, or they'll want to battle you, and th only way to calm them down then is by flying into "relaxation points" on their body. While, for fans of games that offer something new and different, this game quickly gets repetitive, and you may find yourself losing interest. So my advice is to support this kind of game by going out and giving Mister Mosquito a rental. It is the perfect game for a five night rental.
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