Filthy Animals: Heist Simulator – Review

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Unlike many of the simulation games we review here at Xbox Oldies, Filthy Animals isn’t about accurately representing the chosen activity, instead it’s a far-fetched, loose controlled party game for up to 4 players, where you will take control of 1 of 4 mutated animals as you attempt to steal bags of loot for your mutator and boss, Tony.

Following on from the success of titles like Gang beasts and to an extent Fall Guys, we’ve seen a number of games using “loose controls” to throw mayhem into the mix, clumsy movement, awkward actions and accidental activities might not sound like the most enjoyable game, but often when it’s done correctly it’s a chaotic masterpiece where the chaos of not having perfect control of your character perfectly adds to the enjoyment.

Roll up Filthy Animals… You start of being greeted by Tony, who recovers unwanted pets and animals who have been discarded by their owner, while it might sound a good thing to do, Tony decides mutating these animals to create a small army of criminal lemmings the perfect way to get rich. Apposable thumbs, the ability to walk on two legs and an obvious understanding of English and whether you take control of the Chicken, Croc, Monkey or Moose, you’ll soon be smashing your way through heists for Tony to get rich quick.

The most notable reference at this point is the aforementioned Gang Beasts, as newly mutated 6ft animals, you won’t be the most stable thing on two legs, so your characters understandably wobbly, and those new thumbs you’ve got aren’t the best at holding onto things. Controls see you shuffling around with your left stick and then using your right stick to bend down or reach up, with the bumper buttons grabbing items and the triggers eating food off