Trapt Critic Reviews

By far the most worthy of mention, though, are the Dark Illusions. These are giant setpiece traps which cause horrifying damage in even more horrifying ways, and have secret (and often bloody obscure) conditions for their activation.

It would have scored higher if the game didn’t suffer from an inexplicably poor framerate. It almost ruins the entire game.

There really is nothing else quite like it - which could be a good thing or a bad thing, as no competition for Trapt means that the flaws can stay.

An incredibly unique game in today’s gaming scene. If you’re in the mood for something new, give it a shot.

It offers a nice mix of strategy (almost reminiscent of Dynasty Tactic's "push, attack, push, attack" combo system) and action where timing plays a crucial role.

TRAPT is one of those games that is wickedly fun to play, but it’s not all that deep of an experience or even that challenging until the very end where the enemies have an almost unnatural ability to detect your traps.

The traps do begin to get repetitive a bit and the AI could have been a little smarter, but again, death and destruction is always good fun. If that's all your expecting from Trapt, you'll likely have a good time with it.

If you are bored with the current crop of samey sport sims or bland RPGs, then Trapt can provide you with some light relief and faith that there are original ideas out there that can be utilised.

The story may be as dull as dirt and the graphics may lack a satisfying level of detail, but there's no denying that Trapt (and its three predecessors) provide a crazy sort of skewed gameplay that simply can't be had anywhere else. Very few projects actually make me laugh out loud with maniacal glee, but this was one.

A fun experience that's unfortunately spoiled by a terrible frame rate that all but breaks the game. It can be entertaining to experiment with different traps, but after a few hours the game starts to feel repetitive, and it doesn't offer enough of a challenge to keep you coming back for more.

I enjoyed the Deception series on PSone, but this sequel hasn't made any strides forward.

A good experience Trapt is not, but the mechanics of laying traps and unleashing them on enemies can, at times, be extremely satisfying.

But as much as I enjoy building giant human mousetraps, the package here is light on content. And without any real guidance, you have to make your own fun. Imagination sold separately.

For a good while, this is wickedly - even perversely - fun.

What detracts from the game are the reoccurring enemies, ease of the game throughout most of the missions and the intelligence of the enemies.

It’s a game with a good idea but too many flaws in its execution to be very enjoyable.

Brings back fond memories of older puzzle games but doesn’t show the polish that could have made the game better.

A game based on the creation of ingenious and deadly traps sounds like a novel and interesting premise, sadly the execution proves to be the equivalent of being slowly buried alive.

A feast for creative quirk-seekers; a famine for lazy mainstreamers.

Unfortunately, the AI isn't so easily fooled, and what you'll have to do is repeatedly run about a room hoping that your attacker will wander into the right spot. It's really boring, yet the payoff is worth the time invested.