Freeware Game Pick: Enviro-Bear 2000: Operation: Hibernation (Justin Smith)
Suffering from a case of too many punctuations, Enviro-Bear 2000: Operation: Hibernation (created for TIGSource's Cockpit Compo) is a physics-based driving simulator where the objective is to assist a bear eat just enough food before going into a long hibernation sleep. Being drowsy and all, the bear's mobility is limited to just one paw, hence the wheel, gear shift and pedals can only be operated one at a time. You could place an object on the pedal to help with the driving, although the unpredictability factor may do more harm than help with the situation.
The bear solely eats berries and fishes, so only by driving through a berry bush or a pond full of fishes wil you be able to fill the inside of the car with the right food to consume. Once you've eaten enough, then it's off to one of the caves to sleep for an entire year. Objects which obscure your view or impede your ability to drive can be removed from the car by grabbing them and throwing them out of the window or roof.
There's a slight problem with this release though. The difficulty curve is rather unforgiving at times, especially when you've reached year five and allowed only sixty seconds to fill the bear's stomach with food. You can switch to full screen mode by pressing the Alt and Enter key. (download page, gameplay video)
Comments
The game crashes every time I have one of those wombat things in my car (whatever those things are that growl and hop all over the place)
I'm not sure exactly what causes the crash, but it runs amok in my car for a while, then the game explodes.
Posted by: Carlz0r | April 6, 2009 3:47 PM
best game ever !
Posted by: funshark | April 6, 2009 4:28 PM
Best game I have ever played - I can't stop laughing! Especially fun when the badger gets loose in the car and fish get stuck on the gas or break pedals. Right click makes the bear roar.
Posted by: Barbara | April 6, 2009 6:22 PM
Haha. That's hilarious.
Posted by: RTS | April 6, 2009 8:10 PM
I like it. I made to year 4!
It definitely needs an expansion.
Posted by: Optimus | April 6, 2009 8:41 PM
Very funny game, but I unfortunately have the same problem as Carlz0r.
Posted by: Nels Nelson | April 6, 2009 9:12 PM
This game can generate really funny and crazy situations. ^_^
Posted by: drugon | April 6, 2009 10:36 PM
Pretty original concept, I like it!
Posted by: Kapser | April 6, 2009 11:44 PM
very funny game, especially because the graphics can be modified (some PNG in the data file) you can put friends head on the bear and make them look stupid
Posted by: fei | April 9, 2009 11:27 AM
This is awesome. If there was an iPhone version I would buy it.
Posted by: Mr. Nutty | April 10, 2009 10:10 PM
Thanks for giving us this digital masterpiece! Give us multiplayer!
Posted by: ViraNoX | April 16, 2009 11:12 PM
"one of those wombat things in my car (whatever those things are that growl and hop all over the place)"
That, my friend, is what we call a Badger.
Posted by: Marine | April 22, 2009 9:00 PM
Aughh! A crazy driver backed me into a tree and wouldn't go away!
I wondering if this is secretly online-multiplayer.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 5, 2009 10:39 PM
direct download link doesn't work =(
Posted by: AlexM5 | September 4, 2009 7:05 AM
The badger is hilarious
Posted by: Anonymous | November 13, 2009 7:03 PM