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Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Before man climbed down from the trees to shop in megastores and drink cappuccino, before the Earth wadded itself into a cool blue ball, before the Moon even existed, there was the Island. The Island, a massive fragment of a long-lost planet, hurtling blindly through space. Upon the surface of this paradise wanders the giant, Kabuto. Little does Kabuto know that the Island was home to others before him. In the oceans, there dwells a matriarchal race called the Sea Reapers. In their pride, they created Kabuto, as a defense against intruders. But Kabuto became conscious of himself, his lonelines

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July 14, 2008
Platforms
Windows
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Planet Moon Studios
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About Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Before man climbed down from the trees to shop in megastores and drink cappuccino, before the Earth wadded itself into a cool blue ball, before the Moon even existed, there was the Island. The Island, a massive fragment of a long-lost planet, hurtling blindly through space. Upon the surface of this paradise wanders the giant, Kabuto. Little does Kabuto know that the Island was home to others before him.

In the oceans, there dwells a matriarchal race called the Sea Reapers. In their pride, they created Kabuto, as a defense against intruders. But Kabuto became conscious of himself, his loneliness, his pain - and he went berserk. Space castaways, the Meccs piloted their ship through space, looking for their missing friends. If you haven’t guessed already, they ended up on the Island. Faced with yet another unscheduled layover while on their way to Planet Majorca, the Meccs decide to make the best of their temporary home.

Just their luck - the natives are already embroiled in their own little war, and the Mecc visitors are most unwelcome! Meccaryns... Sea Reapers... Kabuto... One island isn’t big enough for the three of them.…

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★ 8.8/10GOG · 3,086 ratings
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★ 5 / 5
Hi, this is Nick Bruty, President and CCO of Planet Moon. Thanks for the awesome reviews. I'm amazed we were allowed to make this game…
★ 5 / 5
Before I had the internet many, many years ago, I walked into a store and saw this game staring straight at me. Thinking it looked…
★ 5 / 5
As I recall, Giants was the game we all wanted to play 8 years ago (was it really that long ago?) but almost no one…
★ 5 / 5
I'll try and keep this short and concise. Giants plays as a third-person shooter blended with RTS elements such as building a base, maintaining resources…
★ 5 / 5
This is one of my favorite games ever. I am so glad that GOG added it to their catalog as my original copy would not…
★ 3 / 5
Giants is a game you'll want to say you've played. The single player is amusing enough and the situations and characters are always good for…
★ 4 / 5
The other reviewers have tapped this game right. The graphics may not be the greatest, but the game is fun and funny. I like the…
★ 5 / 5
Giants is a fun little game that has you mostly commanding a meccan named Baz who after accidentaly landing on a hostile planet instead of…

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★ 5 / 5
I played this back in the day and it's fully deserving of its five stars. This game was utterly unique and while it may have…
★ 3 / 5
Giants: Citizen Kabuto is a uniquely charming action game packed with witty, memorable humor and legendary lines that stick with you long after the credits…
★ 4 / 5
This game is funny, it is original, it is interesting, it features three types of "gameplay" that are completely different to each other yet they…
★ 5 / 5
This game is one of a kind, any if you manage to get your head around the very odd keyboard controls and stick with it,…
★ 5 / 5
because it never will get old. The best tech demo of the 2000s and a good game.
★ 5 / 5
This is an absolutely hillarius game, I realy wish someone would make a sequal for it. It still have this on CD. When it was…

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