Viral Survival

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  • Summary: [WiiWare] Viral Survival is an "escape" action game where you control a special DNA unit and dodge through enemy virus attacks. If you save a friendly DNA unit they will connect to you, creating a tail. The more you save, the higher point total you will accumulate. There are also four other[WiiWare] Viral Survival is an "escape" action game where you control a special DNA unit and dodge through enemy virus attacks. If you save a friendly DNA unit they will connect to you, creating a tail. The more you save, the higher point total you will accumulate. There are also four other game modes, including one where you can shoot the enemy down and compete for number of kills, and a time attack mode to save 128 DNA units in the shortest time possible. For all five game modes your score can be ranked online. Try your best to become number one in the world.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. ZTGD
    80
    Overall, I really enjoyed my time with Viral Survival. As mentioned, they do a good job of keeping the gameplay mixed up between modes and making it addictive enough to keep you coming back and wanting to play more.
  2. Destructoid
    75
    Viral Survival is pure arcade score attack action. What you put into it is what you get out. If that's not your thing, that's not your thing. However, I believe there's just enough depth and variety to hook someone looking for quick bursts of fun. It's challenging, addictive, and just plain ol' dandy.
  3. Nintendo Life
    70
    Viral Survival does pretty much exactly what you would expect from a high score game on WiiWare, but refreshingly the games are actually kind of fun.
  4. IGN
    70
    Wi-Fi Connection support for uploading high scores to leaderboards rounds the package out, and it's all on sale for the Wii Shop's most reasonable rate -- five bucks. Not too bad, all around.
  5. Eurogamer
    Feb 18, 2011
    70
    Despite its throwaway appearance, Viral Survival is probably the only WiiWare game released so far this year that warrants a second glance. That's not saying much, admittedly, but if you've got 500 points knocking about, you could do a lot worse.
  6. Games Master UK
    Apr 1, 2011
    65
    A competent addition to a sparsely populated niche on WiiWare. [May 2011, p.93]
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  7. Nintendo Gamer
    Apr 23, 2011
    40
    As a throwaway arcade game this is mildly entertaining, and nicely priced. [Apr 2011, p.78]
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#72 Best Wii Game of 2010