I, like you, was taken aback when all the videos started appearing on Twitter. What was this, a game where you played as action figures in a first person shooter? Suddenly my love of Call of Duty and Toy Story were combined. While it’s been out for a while, HYPERCHARGED: Unboxed only had a breakout moment this year, and even though there’s a lot to like about it, from my time spent with it there’s still a bit left in the box to unpackage.
Starting out, if this doesn’t give you Small Soldiers vibes, you need to check yourself. The whole, “miniature people” idea is surprisingly underutilized, but HYPERCHARGE nails it. It’s more than just being an action figure, but that the environments themselves are a perfect example of it. For instance, the initial tutorial happens in a toy store (which reminds me a lot of Toy Story 2’s trip to one), and it’s just perfect….