It’s just like any other sim – TANKED: The Game Review

This is one of those games you might get addicted to for a week and then forget about it. I’m taking away a star because you have to play the mini games A LOT to get enough coins for the fish you truly want and the game tries to tempt you to spend money every stretch of the way, it’s devious. I also dislike the art style and animation chosen. When I see this art style I think of every other cheap Chinese app there is out there that is buggy. Was hoping since it was Animal Planet based the fish would be animated a bit better. When a fish is swimming and hits the far left or right of the screen it’s entire body turns either upside down or moves counter clockwise in a really weird way before it begins to move forward the other direction. I’m a freshwater aquarist and it bugs the hell out of me, none of my fish swim like that and if they did it would mean something is VERY wrong. The app itself tho is somewhat educational which is why I managed to leave it with 4 stars. You have to do maintenance to your tank like cleaning away algae and sometimes you’ll get sick (or injured) fish, just like IRL. I only wish you had added “water change” to the game as a function cause that would really drive the education home. So many new aquarists don’t understand they need to change their water, some monthly, some weekly, and this would be a great way to show kids and adults how important that is. This review does not reflect my thoughts on the Tanked show. While I feel it is overly scripted, the show and what the people do to build these tanks are incredible to watch and I love it! I only downloaded the app in the first place cause Brett & Wade promote it in the show so well. GG guys!
Review by ElectricZeldaDragon on TANKED: The Game.