Zombotron Re vs Manipulator!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zombotron Re
Engage in intense combat against zombies, robots, and undead creatures on a forgotten alien planet. Explore the mystery of the world, rescue survivors, and utilize a destructible environment and diverse arsenal to overcome your foes.
- Destructible physical world
- Multiple weapon types
- Environmental destruction for combat
- Varied enemies with unique abilities
- Gamepad and headphone support
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Fight with zombies, with evil robots and other undead creatures to survive in the crazy world of Zombotron. The action takes place on an unknown one day colonized planet, which over time was abandoned and forgotten by people. Find and rescue survivals to discover the mystery of the mysterious planet together. Zombotron Re-Boot is a remaster of the original Zombotron Flash game series, with updated graphics, an improved physics engine and new, incredibly rich effects! Key Features: — Well-developed destructible physical world; — Lots of different weapons; — You can destroy enemies using the environment; — Various enemies with unique abilities; — Use the gamepad and headphones for best experience.
Manipulator!
Experience a unique hack and slash game set to a death-grind album. Battle enemies through brutal songs, testing your auditory and visual endurance. Can you conquer all 20 tracks?
- Hack and slash gameplay
- Companion to a death-grind album
- Battle through songs as levels
- Auditory and visual stamina test
- 20 tracks to survive
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The first grindcore video game? Manipulator! is the interactive hack and slash companion piece to the death-grind album Drawing Secret Circles by Manipulator. Work your way through each brutal song (level) from the album as you battle a litany of baddies trying to keep you at bay. Prepare your ears for some ridiculous blast beats, HM2 guitar sounds, hilarious samples and unhinged vocal passages (and even a hint of melody once or twice). Manipulator! is a test of auditory and visual stamina. Can you survive to track 20?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zombotron Re at none against Manipulator!'s 3. Zombotron Re also leads on ratings volume (579 vs 7) and device support (4 vs 2). Manipulator!'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Manipulator! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Zombotron Re asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Zombotron Re against 5.0 for Manipulator!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zombotron Re has 579 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Zombotron Re's written reviews are positive against 100% of Manipulator!'s.
| Parameter | Zombotron Re | Manipulator! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (579 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 579 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 379 MB | 573 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anton Karlov | Peter John Randol |
Customer experience
Zombotron Re
Manipulator!
Bugs and requests
Zombotron Re
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch for some users
- Rotation support not working correctly
- Dropped weapons overlapping with controls
Requested features
4 requests- Add controller support
- Implement weapon drop feature
- Expand the game with more levels and chapters
- Introduce customization options
Manipulator!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zombotron Re
No in-app purchases
Manipulator!
- Donate $0.99$0.99
- Donate $2.99$2.99
- Donate $9.99$9.99
