Pico's School

"Finally a good violent game on the internet thats free"

Picos School was one of the first games on the web site Newgrounds. This game pioneered many other violent and better games on the internet. This is also why I am doing a review on a great internet game like this.

Gameplay 8/10

The gameplay for Picos School is like a shooter game mixed with a few bosses. Some of the bosses have their own tactics like using psychic powers. Another thing in the game is the use of finding items to continue on in the game like a key. Their are also many bonus things in the game that you can do in the game like turning sinks on and off. One huge problem with the entire game is that it's way too short. Anyone can beat it very easily in around thirty minutes. Though if you look past this the gameplay is sweet.

Story 7/10

A few kids have taken over the school because their goth kids that hate school. They have killed almost everyone and locked the school doors so no one can escape. So Pico is out to stop them. The stoyline is not that bad. The only problem is that the story doesn't go that deep. Also the game is based on that high school with those kids that started killing the popular people but with a twist.

Audio/Video 5/10

This is the weak part of the game. The sounds are very cheap since there isn't much music it the entire game. Also the sounds are mostly semi-realistic gun shots. The graphics aren't that great either since their just very unrealistic cartoon drawings. One of the things that could have made this game better is if they put more detail the character drawings.

Replayability 7/10

Even though this game is very easy to beat it is fun to play again. One of the things you can do are like click on cirtain thing to find hidden items or hidden images. Also you can find other ways to beat some of the bosses in the game. There are also some side things you can do like talk to some people that are planing to suicide or just ''doing stuff''. Also there is a surprise thing you can do while your at the final boss if your that bored.

Buy or Rent

I do not know why i'm doing this since this game is an internet game. So now I guess the option would be to either load or not. Even if your not a big fan of shooters you should take your ten minutes and load this game since you'll probaly like the game if you do like shooters or not.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 03/10/02, Updated 03/10/02