Billy Vs Snakeman - A Parody

Lunch time! Oh yeah! It’s nice to work at a place with a good internet connection. This makes it easier to play online games. I figure I’ll try to do a little ‘Lunch  Break’ column and see where that gets me. This will be me playing various flash games and talking about them.

First up is a game that I play nearly every day. Billy vs Snakeman is an online anime parody game made by Al McMasters. The premise is fairly simple. You’re a ninja and you’ve been dropped into a war. You get to join a village, help it grow, go on missions, gain new allies, unlock power ups, and just have fun. It really is a simple game but there’s plenty to do.

At the start of every day you’re given a set amount of Stamina. Stamina is what you use for your normal actions such as doing missions, spying on other villages, or fighting giant monsters. As you complete these tasks you level up and are eventually able to do quests to earn a higher rank. Higher rank means more Stamina and tougher missions. Once you’ve reached a high enough level you can “Loop”.

The game treats you like you’re in a TV series. When you loop you’ve completed that season and move onto the next season. The benefit of this is a higher level cap for each season, plus new content becomes available once you loop. It’s a nice feature and I get a kick out of it. I’ve been playing for two years and I’m currently season 10.

The game is initially based off of the Naruto anime series. Over the years other series have been shoehorned into the lore. Bleach is a big one as you can unlock an entire section for Soul Reapers. Gundam, Lucky Star, .hack have also seen themselves nicely parodied.

The game is pretty simple though and that can be a turn off for many people. With missions just being a screen with a button that basically says “DO” it can seem like there’s nothing to the game. This is the type of game that you need to stick with. The longer you play the better things get. Fighting through a hoard of Zombjas (zombie ninjas), piloting giant robots, battling in the arena, and flipping burgers are just some of the many things that can be unlocked as you progress through the game.

I recommend you check it out. Tell them Convoy sent you.

Be the Ultimate Ninja! Play Billy Vs. SNAKEMAN today!