"World Gone Sour is the oddest (and only) candy-branded video game I’ve ever played. It has its own personality, and a surprisingly dark sense humor that I can’t help but love. It also does a pretty good job of giving you a lot of bang for your $5." -Morgan Park
Advergaming has a horrible--and undeserved--reputation.
From the review: "I have to admit, whenever I come across a game that has a corporate tie in (Burger King, Yaris, Doritos, etc.) I have decidedly low expectations for it. Knowing that going in, I decided to take on the challenge of World Gone Sour, which is essentially one big advertisement for the Sour Patch Kids candy. The game was developed by Playbrains (and published by Capcom) and is a side-scrolling platformer that features both co-op and a campaign mode. Now that I have bored you with the details, here is the plot. You basically take on the role of an abandoned green Sour Patch Kid that wants nothing more than to be eaten. Twice he is thwarted, so he starts an epic journey to find women to eat him and assist other orphaned sour patch kids he finds along the way."
GotGame: At first glance, World Gone Sour looks like a game that’s sole purpose is to advertise something to you while you play. Fortunately, not only is that not the case, but Playbrains manages to pump out a rather enjoyable platformer that looks kiddy but somehow ends up being a little on the adult side.
