Hungry Dragon 1.22 (unlimited mod)
Hungry Dragon 1.22
"Eat 'em up" game easy to learn, but very shallow play.
Like other 'hungry'-style games, there's not a lot of plot to HUNGRY DRAGON. The point of the game is to navigate the screen and run into smaller creatures to gobble them up and keep your energy levels high. The longer you last, the greater the number of challenges you'll face, whether it's villagers shooting arrows at you, protecting themselves in cages, or launching floating mines. There are also larger creatures that you can't eat, but can damage you as you fly across the screen. (Some creatures can only be consumed with a larger dragon, which -- of course -- you don't unlock until you've been playing for quite some time or have decided to pay for in-game currency.)
It's hard not to love a dragon, and kids will surely have fun gobbling up everything in sight, even though the amusement of the game wears off pretty quickly. Hungry Dragon is certainly visually appealing and will lure kids who can't get enough of the How to Train Your Dragon films (though it's not related to that series). And the gameplay is fun in short bursts. But there's really nothing new here that anyone who has played another "hungry creature" game hasn't seen before. You move around the screen, avoid obstacles and chomp smaller creatures while avoiding larger creatures that might try to swallow your dragon. That's really all the gameplay consists of, which makes it easy to grasp, but there's not a ton of depth here.
At least the game doesn't shove ads or in-app purchases down players throats, which is a welcome relief these days. And it's certainly a good time killer. It would have been nice, though, to see the concept of Hungry Dragon taken further with more complexity, some challenge, or additional content to keep you playing once the gimmick wears off.
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