Within the action levels, there is little or no penalty for dying, allowing players to resume from fairly close to the spot where they died. It can encourage a blitz through the more challenging parts of a level, rewarding lucky timing or skillful play equally and removing any incentive to avoid getting hurt. At the end of each level, players are shown how many enemies were killed and how many "hidden" items were found in relation to the level totals, but going back for a 100% completion score offers little more than bragging rights.
As a whole, the puzzle sequences aren’t mind-bending, and the action sequences aren’t adrenaline-fueled, but Insecticide has some unexpectedly fun surprises and should be commended for taking some risks.
Insecticide is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) by the ESRB for Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor, and Use of Tobacco.
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