Gerrrms
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Genres: Fighting, Platform and Puzzle
Released: July 2020. Added to this library 10 days ago.
Overview
Gerrrms (yes, Germs with three r's) is a light-hearted infection themed fighting game. You control one of 12 tiny germs and fight for dominance within the human body. However, you can only move around by swinging from hooks inside a corporeal arena. It's fast, silly and a lot of fun for four players.
You fight your way through rival germs by using power-ups like dirty mines and microscopic missiles. There are lots of different ways to play, including a fight to the death, fight for the flag and team challenges. There's also a single-player mode to work through.
This game is good if you want to compete on the couch, reconsider your body, nourish youthful ambition or get around in unusual ways.
Commitment
Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online.
Costs
Accessibility
System settings: Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games... read more.
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This is not only an enjoyable way to escape the reality of daily life but a chance to reflect on and understand ourselves, and our bodies, better. Stepping into the shoes of a vulnerable, small or endangered character can help us understand for a short while some of what it is like to be someone else.
Whether this is into the awkward teenage years of Mord and Ben in Wide Ocean Big Jacket, the grandparent-escaping Tiger and Bee in Kissy Kissy, the fractured heartbroken body in Gris or the haphazard movement of Octodad we have a chance to reassess our own physicality and how we respond to and treat other people's physicality.
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