The Prison

tl;dr This game is really fun I was looking for a little fun game to play with my friends as a warmup before we dive into the more serious lengthy RPG games we play together. This game is perfect for that! The whole premise of this game is that at the start of the round no one knows who is who. You try to find out which prisoner you are, but you have to make it such that others do not spot you. On the other hand you are trying to spot others. Once you know who you are, you are trying to achieve some objective and prevent others from doing so. It makes for some deep mindgames between you and your friends, trust me;) Some modes are symetrical(you all are trying to do the same thing) some aren't (some players are cops, some are prisoners). Every mode can be customized with a bunch of settings. If you do not like some default value, you can just change it. Some of these settings really change the whole strategy of your play, so not mess with them until you have played few rounds with def...

[h1] The Pros [/h1] Rewards players for being stealthy and deceptive. It's been a while since I've hid my controller from my friends so they can't see when I press the buttons. 5 fast and fun minigames. [list] [*] Hackers: Each player must compete to control a number of computers to open their escape. [*] Cops & Rats: Convict players try to destroy a number of cameras before escaping while the cop(s) try to shoot them. There are clone AI convicts so that the cop(s) will have to pay attention and guess which prisoner is the player(s). [*] Gang Wars: Each player must control slums to spawn AI gang members that attack the other player(s) and their gangs. Last player alive wins. [*] Prison Break: AI convicts and player convicts are lined up in a "Simon Says" fashion and must reach the end before other players shoot them. [*] Watch Towers: Same as Gang Wars, but no one is allowed to directly fight each other, and the slums are sniper towers which aim randomly. Players can c...

I'd say some of the game modes worked for me more than others. But even the ones that I initially thought were a little weak really shone after taking the time to better learn the mechanics! The mini mind games that you are constantly playing with one another is beautiful! We played with 3 people and still had a blast. So I'd reckon that's the bare minimum you're going to want to play with. The game is definitely a more-the-merrier type situation though. My main complaint is the main menu. It wasn't immediately obvious what was going on. We thought the game had started. After a few screw ups selecting the wrong modes, or leaving one player out for a round, we eventually figured it out. It's a funny gimmick. But the initial confusion was a big turn-off. Something to more clearly explain how to navigate that menu, or the option to switch to a more traditional menu would be greatly appreciated. We can't wait to see what new modes are potentially added, or to try playing with a larger gr...