Whether you're attempting to throw a massive house party or get onto the school's cheerleading squad, the foundations of play remain the same. That's essentially because each of the game's five episodes – which see you take on a different challenge, and indeed character, each time – feel like mini plays, your basic role being to engage with the plot and bond with as many people as possible in five short days. Like that cheap cable soap opera you know you really shouldn't be into, it's not long before Surviving High School 11's interweaving storylines begin to take effect and hitting that 'exit' key suddenly becomes less appealing. Surviving High School 11 is unashamedly American, filled with jocks with perfect square-cut jawlines, gorgeous girls obsessed with gossip and glitterati, and self-proclaimed nerds who could give your average Mastermind champion a run for his money.īut, though the melodramas within tend towards the superficial, there's actually a lot of fun to be had inside Centrescore High's classrooms and corridors.
Unlike the pupils of Surviving High School 11's Centrescore High, the geeks at my school weren't especially bright, the popular folks hardly had Hollywood looks, and the bullies were more likely to be flicking their nasal mucus across the classroom with a ruler than working out at the gym.
I can't help but think that I lucked out at high school.