Description
"8.0/10 - Impressive"
- IGN, Levi Buchanan
"A welcome respite from the sea of puzzle games, line-drawing clones, and racers that currently populate the App Store... Fans of the show will have a great time with this game.. .Expert recreations of not just characters and locations, but also the general Dexter atmosphere... Smartly combines conversation, stealth, police work, and creep-out kills." - IGN
"Dexter the Game has high production values that incorporate a good variety of challenging tasks and mini-puzzles... If you're a Dexter fan, the game is a solid adventure game that admirably captures the spirit of the series." - TOUCH ARCADE
"Dexter's video game debut is a solid overall experience... Whether you're a fan of the show or not, Dexter: The Game offers a good variety coupled with an exciting story. The game achieves a level of maturity rarely seen in iPhone titles, and is worth taking a stab at." - JOYSTIQ
"Dexter the game does a great job in telling and guiding you to the whole Dexter theme. To this alone, the game succeeds and is definitely worth the purchase." - THE APPERA
"(Dexter the Game) delivers a much deeper experience than the vast majority of games on the platform. It packs five plus hours' worth of play time, tons of voice acting, and lots of high quality CG cutscenes. Any gamer who's a big fan of Dexter will find plenty of enjoyment here." SLIDE TO PLAY
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Dexter the Game is the killer 3D iPod Touch / iPhone game based on the Showtime Original Series. Dexter Morgan is a serial killer. Driven by his need to kill, maintaining his average-guy façade has never been easy. He spends his days as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami police department, but it’s after hours when Dexter is able to fulfill the needs of his dark passenger, exacting his own brand of justice on those criminals who truly deserve to die.
In the game, help Dexter choose his next victims while always protecting his identity. Analyze crime scenes, uncover evidence and use stealth tactics to stalk your prey. Is the case best served by the courts or the Dark Passenger? The outcome of every choice and action revolves around the Code of Harry: only kill the guilty, maintain the mask, and above all, don’t get caught!
Play the game and WIN A WALK-ON ROLE TO SEASON 5!! Lunch with the show's writer or one of many instant prizes including DVDs and t-shirts! To get a code, purchase Dexter the Game from the iTunes App Store. See www.dexterthegame.com for official rules. No purchase necessary.
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FEATURES:
- Hours of gameplay with tense action in 3D environments as Dexter stalks his prey .
- Over 1100 lines of dialogue, including original voiceovers from Michael C. Hall.
- Includes an original storyline with writing by series producer Tim Schlattmann.
- Next-Gen 3D engine allows for multiple cameras: first person, 3rd person; pinch the screen to fully customize your view between First and 3rd person.
- Multiple control modes: tilt to move, Dual yokes, single yoke, multi-touch. Play Dexter the way you want!
- Advanced dynamic audio support, includes ducking and 3D sound.
- Exclusive Blood Spatter analysis game just like Dexter does it on the TV series.
- Context sensitive controls allowing you to perform complex actions with a tap of the screen. Scale fences, pick locks and decode passwords.
- Developed to take advantage of signature features such as the touch screen, accelerometer and recent iPhone 3.0 additions.
What's New in Version 1.2
- Fixed loading issue for devices running 2.2.1 firmware.
- Added load splash screen.
- Movie controls initially hidden at start of cutscenes as intended.
Note: This is an optional update. You may skip this update if the game is working for you in previous release.
Customer Reviews
Zzzzzzz...
The game works fine for me, but I just didn't find it any fun. The two game mechanics, Mask and Dark Passenger, which you have to keep in check or lose the game, seem a bit abstract and cumbersome, and I found myself simply trying my best to recall the conversations of Season 1 anytime I needed to talk to someone in game, as that virtually always garantuees the best outcome. When it's time to actually take someone out, the game basically does everything for you. After a few cinematics showing the abduction, room prep, etc., you are required to draw little patterns on a black screen, hear the guy scream, then watch another cinematic of trash bags being tossed into the ocean. Oh, but you do get to fix a tear in the plastic sheeting! Collecting evidence in between is quite laborious. You basically walk around and click on glowing things. Later, you can practice your skills or use other techniques to find evidence, such as blood splatter analysis, but the feeling that the whole game is simply a shell for a bunch of Dexter-themed mini-games makes it quite monotonous. In short, if you haven't seen Season 1, you may find the story interesting--but then again, if you want the story, stick with the TV show.
Not too shabby
The game follows the story of season one fairly closely so even if you haven't seen the show, you can follow the story. There are a nice variety of gameplay types from looking for clues, picking locks, interrogating victims before killing them. The way that is handled was a good choice too; you don't actually see the person you're cutting. Simple arrows and dots are put on screen and if you trace them in time a little blood streak and small scream will happen. While that isn't as bad as it could have been, this definately isn't a game for kids. Apart from the violence Deb's "coloful vocabulary" is also present. It let's you know when you download but if you have a tinged kid with an iPod Touch or iPhone make sure to get the OS 3.0+ update so you can use those parental controls.
Speaking of controls, everything works pretty well and you can switch them at will as some control types work better during certain parts than others. I did find the blood splatter and paint chip minigames in the crime lab to be unreasonably hard, either due to vauge instructions or it being way too sensitive. After 15 minuets trying blood splatter I matched a partial once and wasn't able to duplicate it on retries and couldn't figure out where the "lock" area was in paint chip.
The graphics are pretty good and near the best on the iPhone. I have noticed some glitches (such as Donovan walking into the stairs to the gazebo as you stalk him then appearing on the top part) but nothing too bad.
While I haven't FULLY completed the game yet, I expect that it will take awhile as a lot happened in season 1. Hopefully if there are more added for further seasons they'll either be free add-ons through updates or cheaper in-app purchases if you buy through this app (as well as making the full "Season 2+" app buyable alone) as the current price is pretty pricey for a game app. It's worth it but I don't know how I'd feel about having to pay that much and have a bunch of apps for each season. It's totally worth it for fans though but if you're not a fan or on the fence maybe wait for a sale.
It'll be interesting to see what Marc Echo and Icarus do with this series...
PSP quality, first & only.
Update: they have made 4 episodes of this game. This is only the 1st. The other 3 are already done and could be released at any time.
I've also heard this game only works on 3.0 and that is why people are complaining about the game not working. No 2.2.1 compatibility.
I've never watched this show before, and I really dislike stealth games. There is a stealth element here, but Dextwe really seems at its core to be more like a series of seamlessly integrated mini-games more then anything.
However, I can appriciate the artistic value Dexter has achieved for an idevice game.
No appstore game has ever cone close to achieving list level of console-quality polish. The 3-D graphics-engine is incredible. I believe it surpasses Modern Combat. And Modern Combat surpasses everything else.
But with the musical score, cut-scenes throughout, and professional voice-over work, this is the first game to come reasonably close to emulating what the PSP can deliver, in terms of offering a total package.
No Gameloft game can compete with the level of polish here. However, it's a slower-paced game then some might want to play.
The story is exceptionally strong as well. Obviously, since it's mimmicking the show. I'm just saying, if iPhone games fall consistently short in one category, it's in the storylines. The Story is somewhere between weak and non-existent in most iPhone games, but certainly not with this one.
Ecko claims the game is 8-10 hrs long. For the price, and considering the high level of content, it's a helluva deal.
Buy the way, there's serious adult content here; although it is presented in a mature, if not artistic way. Still, I never thought Apple would approve
of such things.
- Category: Games
- Updated Sep 18, 2009
- Current Version: 1.2
- 1.2 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
- 396 MB
- Languages: English
- Seller: Show & Prove LLC d/b/a Marc Ecko Entertainment
- © 2009 Showtime Networks Inc., a CBS Company. All rights reserved. Dexter™: © 2009 Showtime Networks Inc. All rights reserved.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later.
