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High On Life (2022) is a shooting adventure game from the creators of Rick and Morty. You play by exploring the world and using your guns to defeat enemies. As you'd expect it's comedic and zany, but cleverly this is delivered by the gregarious boasting sentient weapons as much as the other characters.
You play someone just out of high school who takes on an alien cartel trying to take over the planet. Using your stock of varied and personality-filled firepower you go to various planets to take on this nefarious Garmantuous and his gang.
As you progress you collect loot, meet an array of funny characters and traverse landscapes ranging from a jungle paradise to a city built inside an asteroid and the hub of the cosmos. To do this you need to learn and use the distinct skills and projectiles of each gun.
The result is a game that's both fun and funny. The quirk of the talking guns works well and means that you hear different voice lines at key moments depending on which gun you are using. For those looking for a lighter shooting game than more serious Call of Duty experiences, this is a great option.
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked High On Life 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 7 weeks ago.
You play someone just out of high school who takes on an alien cartel trying to take over the planet. Using your stock of varied and personality-filled firepower you go to various planets to take on this nefarious Garmantuous and his gang.
As you progress you collect loot, meet an array of funny characters and traverse landscapes ranging from a jungle paradise to a city built inside an asteroid and the hub of the cosmos. To do this you need to learn and use the distinct skills and projectiles of each gun.
The result is a game that's both fun and funny. The quirk of the talking guns works well and means that you hear different voice lines at key moments depending on which gun you are using. For those looking for a lighter shooting game than more serious Call of Duty experiences, this is a great option.
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked High On Life 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 7 weeks ago.
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Play Style
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Mature Accompanied (MA 15+) for Strong Violence, Strong Themes, Strong Sexual Reference, Strong Drug Use, Strong Drug References.
This was initially rated PEGI 16 for Strong Violence, Sex, Drugs, Strong Language. However, this was updated to "PEGI 18 Extreme Violence, Strong Language" to account for the movie content in the game.
There's a lot of swearing in the game as well as the use of phrases like "Jesus Christ" and "tough titties". The nature of the game means that there are violent acts. There are quite a lot of lude jokes as well, like the alien who wants to sell you semen. You also see some drug use in terms of alcohol, smoking and snorting cocaine.
Hidden in the game are four movies you can watch in full that include violent and sexual content:
- Blood Harvest - BBFC 18+ "strong b%$@*y violence, sexualised violence"
- Demon Wind - BBFC 18+
- Tammy and the T-Rex - BBFC 15+
- Vampire Hookers - BBFC 18+
Skill Level
12+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content.
Game Details
Release Date: 13/12/2022, updated in 2023
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Shooting (Action, Narrative and Traversal)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon
Developer: Squanch Games (@SquanchGames)
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