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Ice Cream Surfer

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18%Game Brain Score
graphics, character development
gameplay, story
18% User Score Based on 33 reviews
Critic Score 32%Based on 1 reviews

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Ice Cream Surfer is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with comedy and kids themes. It was developed by Dolores Entertainment and was released on June 22, 2015. It received negative reviews from both critics and players.

The evil Broccoli, irritated by the fact that kids hate vegetables and love ice creams, has created an army of vegetables to destroy the flavor galaxy. Only the Ice Cream Surfer with the help of his 4 super tasty friends can prevent that.

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18%
Audience ScoreBased on 33 reviews
graphics5 positive mentions
story2 negative mentions
  • Fun and colorful graphical style with a goofy sense of humor and cute character designs.
  • Includes 2 player local co-op gameplay feature.
  • Different characters offer some variety in playstyle, making it suitable for kids and casual play.
  • Controls are broken, floaty, imprecise, laggy, and difficult to rebind properly, severely hurting gameplay.
  • Numerous bugs including broken achievements unlocked prematurely, poor menu navigation, missing exit options, and bad controller support.
  • Gameplay is repetitive, too easy or inconsistently difficult, with poor hitbox design and enemy visibility issues, leading to an unfun, frustrating experience.
  • graphics
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features bright, colorful, and retro pixel graphics with a cute, candy-themed style that appeals especially to younger players. While visually charming and family-friendly, the graphics sometimes cause issues with visibility, making it difficult to distinguish enemies, bullets, and pickups against the background. Overall, the graphics are enjoyable but could benefit from clearer design and polish.

    • “Ice Cream Surfer is a side-scrolling bullet hell/shmup with retro pixel graphics and a cutesy, family-oriented theme.”
    • “I think this is a great little shooter, especially for smaller kids. My niece played it for countless hours on the Wii U and loved it for the colorful graphics and easy gameplay.”
    • “Fun and colourful graphical style with a goofy sense of humour; it has 2 player co-op.”
    • “Aside from the negative message this sends children about health and nutrition, the retro 2D pixel graphics are terrible, and the controls, while they can be customised, are not great.”
    • “Cute graphics and concept for a side scrolling shmup, but terrible execution.”
    • “The game's graphics could use improvement overall, but the bigger problem comes when character designs clash against the background in terms of being able to see enemies and or bullets against it.”
  • gameplay
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally simple and easy, appealing primarily to younger audiences with its colorful graphics, but is criticized for being unpolished, inconsistent, and lacking depth or core shoot-em-up mechanics. Some players find it enjoyable for casual play, while others highlight frustrating design choices and poor port quality.

    • “A simple shmup with cute graphics and (overly) easy gameplay based on ice cream treats.”
    • “I think this is a great little shooter especially for the smaller kids; my niece played it for countless hours on the Wii U and loved it for the colorful graphics and easy gameplay.”
    • “The game's inconsistencies within its world and gameplay will show up right away, whether it be attempting to pick up a powerup only to find you have to shoot it first, or what you are fighting.”
    • “The game's inconsistencies within its world and gameplay show up right away, such as attempting to pick up a powerup only to find you have to shoot it first, causing confusion about what you are fighting.”
    • “The environment clashes with gameplay at times, which is a huge problem.”
    • “Very short game with only one mode; gameplay feels unpolished, menu controls are awkward, and setup issues force you to play with the gamepad.”
  • story
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is described as cute and funny, fitting well with the 8-bit retro shooter genre, though some users chose not to comment on it. Overall, it is seen as a lighthearted element amidst technical issues with the game's port and controller support.

    • “Aside from the game looking ridiculous (about the story... no comment), but this game is such a bad port that it is an insult to every player.”
    • “8-bit retro shooter with a 'cute' story, but controller support is sketchy for common Logitech F310, so I had to use keyboard.”
  • character development
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Character development features creative and unique character designs, especially among boss monsters, but overall the game struggles with lackluster level challenge and visual clarity, which diminishes the impact of these designs.

  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor is well-executed, featuring a funny story and a colorful, lighthearted design that complements the game's genre effectively.

    • “Funny story, really good design for the genre.”
    • “Everything is colorful and humorous.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is poor, with frequent bugs and technical issues, giving the impression that it has been abandoned and lacks ongoing support.

    • “Buggy, broken, abandoned.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is praised for being pleasant, complementing the game well, though some visual elements may cause minor gameplay confusion.

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Ice Cream Surfer is a arcade shooter game with comedy and kids themes.

Ice Cream Surfer is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Windows and others.

Ice Cream Surfer was released on June 22, 2015.

Ice Cream Surfer was developed by Dolores Entertainment.

Ice Cream Surfer has received negative reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Ice Cream Surfer for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Ice Cream Surfer is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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