Some heroes are super-strong, some have special powers or are brave and fearless, but some... Well, some are just pretty good at maths.
Launching on Switch next week is S.U.M. - Slay Uncool Monsters, a dungeon-crawler from Doomster Entertainment. In the game, you'll play as various heroes who must fight their way through the titular uncool monsters, but instead of pulling off fancy combos or navigating daunting menus Final Fantasy-style, you'll be using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Each dungeon you face will put you up against a series of math problems; monsters provide you with a sum, and you'll need to work out the correct equation to deal damage. By keeping an eye on the numbers left on-screen, and with a bit of smart thinking, you can also perform special attacks that deal extra damage.
The game will be available on the Switch eShop from 12th January for 5.99$ / 4.99€.
Think you have what it takes to come up with a winning solution for this one? Show us your working out in the comments below.
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*math skills not maths
Also, why $6 to do math?
@TheSmashTheorist I believe across the pond they use maths instead of math
@arrmixer oh ok.
It seems promising...but if it's about maths I'll have to skip it.
I can make myself feel stupid for free, I don't need to pay for that
I enjoyed Letter Quest but I'm not sure about mixing Maths with gaming - probably because it's never been a strong point for me and I don't want to tape a calculator to the top of my Switch.
American: It’s not “maths”, it’s “math”.
Englishman: No m8, it’s “maths”, not “math”.
Mathematician: This is mere “arithmetic”, and calling it otherwise trivialises the good name of “mathematics”. Get real. Then get imaginary. Then extend the complex set of real and imaginary numbers into a four-dimensional associative normed division algebra known as the quaternions. Then extend this to the eight-dimensional hypercomplex system of octonions, which...
American and Englishman: Shut up
For people who are strong with simple mathematics, this concept is incredibly cool. It's too bad that with a little more original aesthetics this would have been REALLY cool. Now I'm cautiously optimistic.
I see the appeal of doing simple equations as similar to why some people like puzzle games.
I hope it’s more fair than the educational games I played as a kid i.e. the Oregon Trail and The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary.
Mobile ports look so awful on Switch when they don't bother to utilise all the screen and just make you play in a phone shaped portrait rectangle... especially undocked where the gameplay area will look tiny... Lazy... (Yes, I know there's some information elsewhere on the screen to make it look less obvious but you know what I mean)
@GrandScribe Bad news, you've got dysentery.
@GrandScribe Played Dr Quandary so much in school and never had a clue. Loved that game
@Clyde_Radcliffe In this case, there are a couple obvious ways to use the space of the screen better, too. You could even put the number puzzle are near one side for thumb reach for touchscreen play.
@Grim I liked it but oh my gosh I never came close to beating it. I still wanna play it just so I could beat it.
@TryToBeHopeful when don't you have dysentery in that game?
@Tuulenpoika
Good thought- The Maths/puzzle game relation you mention is associated with a famous mathematician (see Euler/seven bridge problem).
@Maxz
It’s a losing war, but thanks for fighting the battle with that “complex analysis”
...And to Americans: “math(s) “ w/“s” bc mathematics is plural so be a rebel, fight the spelling dictatorship, the queen’s English is right on this
Phones at the ready for the math!
@PrincessAzunyan Still got my copy!
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