When comparing Gunman Clive vs Surgeon Simulator, the Slant community recommends Surgeon Simulator for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Surgeon Simulator is ranked 51st while Gunman Clive is ranked 129th. The most important reason people chose Surgeon Simulator is:
There is not much in the way of hand holding in the game as many situations can be passed more easily once the payer understands the ins and outs of the game. Things like a green serum not being explained that it helps with a patient bleeding will only be discovered through trial and error, which in the end is rewarding to finally learn all of the mechanics of the game.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Good touch screen controls
The touch screen controls are accurate and work very well for this platformer.
Pro Tough as nails
Very challenging game in the same vein as Mega Man for platforming, boss battles, and gameplay.
Pro Rewarding exploration based gameplay
There is not much in the way of hand holding in the game as many situations can be passed more easily once the payer understands the ins and outs of the game. Things like a green serum not being explained that it helps with a patient bleeding will only be discovered through trial and error, which in the end is rewarding to finally learn all of the mechanics of the game.
Pro Purposefully difficult controls create slapstick humor
In the game the player controls the movements, rotation, raised/lowered stated of the surgeons hand as well as each finger separately. It's purposefully difficult to control the movements of the hand well. The difficulty of controlling actions creates lots of opportunities for slapstick.
Cons
Con Death means a restart at the beginning of the level, no halfway points
Gunman Clive has zero mid level checkpoints, which means upon death the player will have to restart all over again at the beginning of the level.
Con Can get frustrating
While lack of accuracy of the controls is the main draw of the game it can at times get unnecessarily frustrating.