
Most happily, for those of you inclined to purchase it even after this review, it only costs $5. It's a twisted form of Jenga the player who causes the elephant to tumble is the loser. It even includes a multiplayer mode in which the participants take turns removing bridge components. The elephants are charming, and the construction process can be absorbing. For the most part, Elefunk lacks that satisfying creative leap of logic that good puzzlers inspire.Įlefunk isn't terrible. Elefunk is a difficult game in the sense that any given stage will take most players numerous attempts to conquer, but easy in the sense that sufficient persistence is all that is required to eventually surmount the challenge. Trapped in a similarly asinine scenario, the player parades innumerable herds of elephants to their deaths until finally lighting upon a bridge construction that can support them. Mom: Dear, if you don't know the answer, just tell him!

Then they weigh the last truck and rebuild the bridge. Elefunk kind of reminds me of a Calvin & Hobbes comic strip that went:Ĭalvin: How do they know the load limit on bridges, Dad?ĭad: They drive bigger and bigger trucks over the bridge until it breaks. Coupling the woefully inadequate tutorial with frustrating difficulty, Elefunk progresses well beyond the elegant boundaries of a puzzler into the realm of demanding players to become structural engineers. It's not so much a puzzle game as it is a test of the player's stubborn determination to succeed. My primary criticism revolves around the trial and error tediousness of the endeavor. The effort involved can be engrossing, but not necessarily fun.

It's all about physics and weight distribution. Using a set number of construction pieces, you need to build a bridge sturdy enough for elephants to tromp across them.

David Yun (PSN Gamertag - Vawce): ( contact -deleteme -deleteme- direman com) 17:49:57 Elefunk (PSN) - Rank CĮlefunk's premise is simple.
