Dexter the Game Hands-on

No prior knowledge of the show Dexter is needed to enjoy the game. Dexter the Game [$5.99 - iTunes link] will ease you into his dark world, through well crafted voiceovers you’ll learn what makes Dexter tick. I’ve only heard about the show, so I’ve never seen an episode yet, so for me it was all new.

From the first level you’ll learn Dexter isn’t your average serial killer, he kills only the guilty, he’s his own judge, jury and executioner. In your first mission you stalk a teacher/choir director, Mike Donovan. From your car you see him bury something, after he leaves the scene you go to take a closer look and discover he’s been murdering his choir boys. At that point you gather more evidence of his guilt enough to satisfy the Code of Harry. The next phase of the mission is capturing Mike Donovan and finally Dexter’s favorite part, the execution.

There are two D-pads located at the lower corners of the screen to control Dexter, the lower left for movement and lower right for camera view. Alternatively you could also swipe your finger across the screen to control camera view as well. By no means is Dexter the Game a fast paced action game, the pacing is more slow and methodical, you are doing an investigation after all.

Sprinkled through out the first mission are mini-games that gives Dexter the Game a more interactive feel. The process of digging up corpses involves rapidly tapping the lower corners of the touchscreen. Another example is during the execution of Mike Donovan, for each slice you have to successfully trace a pattern on the screen.

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