While I loved the graphics and unique gameplay, there is one main thing that ruined the game for me: ring races. There are also side missions that are depicted by different colored markers, and include collecting certain types of pollen and ring races. Sometimes you may have to battle bugs in a turn-based rhythm mini-game, or repeat bee dance moves in a memory game. The main game is mission based, with arrows and yellow markers telling you where to go. You’ll start the game off in a tutorial which explains all this to you. To find special types of pollen, press the R stick to enter “Bee Vision” so you can see what kind of pollen each flower has. When you collect certain types of pollen in a row, you can fill up your “Beetro” meter which helps you fly fast by pushing the R shoulder button. This fills up a meter and when it’s full, you’ll need to go back to the hive to drop off your pollen to make honey. As you buzz about the park, you’ll run over flowers and collect pollen. You can also press the L and R trigger buttons to hover up and down. You’ll use the L stick to move, and the R stick to aim where you need to go. Play control is similar to how I imagine flying a helicopter would be.
It’s available on all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here. It’s a flying action game where you play a part of a honey bee in a hive, and must fly around a vast park to collect pollen, battle rival bugs, and ultimately save your hive from construction workers who want to chop the tree down where your hive is located. To bee or not to bee? Well now you can be a bee in Bee Simulator.