

Theįree trial version features a complete storyline, and I predict you’ll get hooked. This game doesn’t sport the traditional EA $10 price tag, and it’s impressively detailed given its low cost. I played the game way longer than necessary to write this very review, because as silly as the high school stakes are, I wanted to know how my story would turn out. If you successfully win the popular girl and the state football championship on one play-through, you can play again and skew nerdier and try to win the goth chick instead. Part of Surviving High School’s genius, of course, is its innate replayability. You’ll also get to choose among various potential love interests, and who you choose to woo can have major impact on the storyline’s evolution. And since Dad promised you a sports car if you end the semester with a 3.5… It’s a tough call.
#SURVIVING HIGH SCHOOL EPISODES APK TV#
Watching TV helps you get more popular (since you’ll be able to talk about pop culture), but doing extra homework can raise your GPA. In a football-themed episode, for example, you can choose whether to do homework, watch TV, or workout during your free time.

When it comes to making decisions, they do directly impact the game. More clever mini-games, like the reflex-testing football mode, are a bit more clever. You’ll need to trace words in a letter grid, or tap the right words quickly out of a list. Maybe the secret to surviving high school is just to have a little fun. Maybe there is more to life than studying and swimming. Some of these mini-games are fun initially, but none are especially engaging, and they all get tedious when they come up repeatedly. When the pressure builds to the point where Emily isnt sure she can stay afloat, she begins to question the strict path her life has always followed. Other times, you’ll be thrust into small mini-games to determine just what happens. At decision points-do you want to propose a date at the mall, a dinner, or a movie?-you’ll simply tap your choice. You’re mostly presented with (well-drawn) static screens, where any animation is limited to the dialogue bubbles that appear. The gameplay itself is clever, but simple. Before he got locked up.” Overly dramatic moments skew towards the maudlin, with your love interest admitting her fear of water, or the bullying quarterback confiding about his brother’s death in a drunk driving accident. Plotting to steal back some stolen property, a student says: “‘Fight fire with fire and theft with theft,’ my old man always said. Surviving High School works best when it skews comedic: Your decision to take biology reminds the creepy guidance counselor that her biological clock is ticking, and she bemoans her ex’s restraining order. Fortunately, the stories are well-written albeit a little cheesy with their mix of high school drama and angst. Each story is told through copious amounts of dialogue you’ll tap incessantly to get through it before you hit various interaction points.
