BrainPipe explained

Released:	December 24, 2008
Developer:	Digital Eel
Genre:	Action
Publisher:	Shrapnel Games
Platforms:	PlayStation Portable, Mac OS, Windows

Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity is an action video game developed by Digital Eel for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and handhelds and was released on December 24, 2008. The game received "Excellence in Audio" award at Independent Games Festival 2009.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The PlayStation Portable version of BrainPipe received "Mixed or Average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[3]

Eurogamer praised the game's "psychedelic" graphics but criticized the game's gameplay, saying that it "isn't particularly satisfying or even all that interesting".^[4] Gamezebo expressed that the game's sound and graphics "[create] a lovely psychedelic atmosphere" that is "beautifully realised", and praised its fast-paced gameplay in later levels, stating that "it's surprising just how thrilling BrainPipe really is", but criticized the game's brevity.^[5]

The Games Machine called the game "very engaging", and praised its "incredible" visuals and sound.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GDC 09: Hands-on IGF Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20090330180703/http://pc.ign.com/articles/967/967092p1.html . dead . March 30, 2009 . Daemon . Hatfield . March 27, 2009 . . . August 8, 2013.
2. Web site: The 12th Annual Independent Games Festival - Finalists & Winners . August 8, 2013 . April 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422133057/http://www.igf.com/2009finalistswinners.html . dead .
3. Web site: Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity . . February 25, 2024. https://archive.today/20240225155807/https://www.metacritic.com/game/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. February 25, 2024.
4. Web site: Whitehead . Dan . PSP Minis Roundup . . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225155717/https://www.eurogamer.net/psp-minis-review?page=2 . February 25, 2024 . October 7, 2009 . live.
5. Web site: Rose . Mike . BrainPipe Review . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926193028/https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/brainpipe-review/ . September 26, 2022 . November 18, 2010.
6. Try & Buy - Brainpipe . June 2009 . . Besser . Paolo . 248 . 111. Italian.