App Profile: Hurricane Outbreak

Kat_SWG

Rating: 4/5

I’ve enjoyed it, but a few small changes would make this a 10/10 game: geographic labels or better yet clicking on an objective highlights the area; the ability to pan around the map; the ability to speed up gameplay in the base game (it’s a premium feature, but that isn’t clear unless you go to the store); sound/music control that extends to the game menu UI; a sandbox option separate from the scenarios that allows you to see historic hurricane paths, choose a starting point, etc.; achievements that span across scenarios/sandbox. And the biggest improvement that could be made: I wish the game engine felt a little more nuanced - like Louisiana would be more susceptible to flooding. There should be weighted effects for more populated areas/countries (I.e. hitting Miami will result in more deaths/damage than rural Venezuela - if this is already in the game, it isn’t obvious). And I’m not sure what benefits the upgrades for reducing preparedness give when early objectives actually require prepared populations. I’m sure there’s more, because while the game concept is great, the execution is lacking a little bit. I only make these critiques because I have put time into this game as a lover of casual strategy games. It is one of two solid updates away from a polished game and a 5/5 review.

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Rating: 2/5

You need to add way more updates not bug fixing there’s no new gameplay and four years you changed the gameplay 4 years how much time do you have? you have none. You need new gameplay you need an endless mode how to get the endless mode is to complete all the quests in category 1. I really like this game but there’s just it’s boring. No one likes the updates even if it’s years for one bug. You literally need more updates No one likes your updates too. It’s just bug fixing bug fixing and ad fixing ad fixing. No one cares about your bug fixing. No one cares about your fixing. No one cares about some a game that has literally no updates. It’s just bug fixing bug fixing What do you do in a game that has literally no updates and you’re the one that made it literally, you need more gameplay. Besides, I play another one. I just wanna tell you that. there was just two of you guys. you guys there’s only two hurricane games in App Store. I need to scroll down to go to you auto taken there. Everybody doesn’t play your game anymore probably I don’t know but it’s just that you don’t know gameplay matters new gameplay matters please go on to my review. You’re already on it, I just want to tell you guys that I want all the hurricane games all the hurricane games are on computer and I’m sad. Oh yeah for the endless mode one you should make it that like you copy to category 10 then you just do unreal ok you just have to make it better

LaconicLion

Rating: 4/5

I adore this game. I’ve played it nearly everyday since I downloaded it last year in September. I’m a junkie for hurricanes and hurricane history and I like to make little storylines about the hurricanes I make in the free play section of this game. Even after having my house destroyed in Ida this year I still play it. A few suggestions, add a season mode where the goal is to create the highest ACE you can instead of just one storm causing damage/deaths. Include water temperatures to the map as well as areas of available convective energy for the storm to tap into. Give them names. At the end of the storm include a map of the track of the storm. Instead of the plain white trail include the color codings they use to signify the different categories. Have a new bulletin come across the screen a la some pandemic games. But the biggest one: allow the player to remove the upgrades after they’ve already allowed them. The fully upgraded storms are too powerful considering the population doesn’t even try to escape the path. “Realistic” free play is hardly realistic if you can’t turn off all the upgrades you’ve earned/paid for. Really want more games like this to be created. It’s really niche but I’d pay full price for something like this but scaled up with a good mix of arcade fun and scientific meteorology nerd stuff