# BrainPipe

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{{Short description|2008 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Brainpipe.jpg
| released  = December 24, 2008
| developer = Digital Eel
| genre = [Action](/source/Action_game)
| publisher = Shrapnel Games
| platforms = [PlayStation Portable](/source/PlayStation_Portable), [Mac OS](/source/Mac_OS), [Windows](/source/Windows)
}}

'''''Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity''''' is an [action video game](/source/action_game) developed by Digital Eel for [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows), [Mac OS](/source/Mac_OS) and handhelds and was released on December 24, 2008. The game received "Excellence in Audio" award at [Independent Games Festival](/source/Independent_Games_Festival) 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/967/967092p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330180703/http://pc.ign.com/articles/967/967092p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2009 |title=GDC 09: Hands-on IGF Award Winners |first=Daemon |last=Hatfield |date=March 27, 2009 |work=[IGN](/source/IGN) |publisher=[j2 Global](/source/j2_Global) |accessdate=August 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.igf.com/2009finalistswinners.html |title=The 12th Annual Independent Games Festival - Finalists & Winners |date= |publisher= |accessdate=August 8, 2013 |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422133057/http://www.igf.com/2009finalistswinners.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 59/100 (PSP)<ref name=metacritic />
| rev1 = ''[Eurogamer](/source/Eurogamer)''
| rev1Score = 5/10 (PSP)<ref name=eurogamer />
| rev2 = ''[Gamezebo](/source/Gamezebo)''
| rev2Score = 80/100 (PC)<ref name=gamezebo />
| rev3 = ''[The Games Machine](/source/The_Games_Machine_(Italy))''
| rev3Score = 80/100 (PSP)
}}
The PlayStation Portable version of ''BrainPipe'' received "Mixed or Average" reviews, according to [review aggregator](/source/review_aggregator) [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic).<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web |title=Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) |access-date=February 25, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240225155807/https://www.metacritic.com/game/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity/critic-reviews/?platform=psp|archive-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref> 

''[Eurogamer](/source/Eurogamer)'' praised the game's "psychedelic" graphics but criticized the game's gameplay, saying that it "isn't particularly satisfying or even all that interesting".<ref name=eurogamer>{{cite web |last1=Whitehead |first1=Dan |title=PSP Minis Roundup |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/psp-minis-review?page=2 |website=[Eurogamer](/source/Eurogamer) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225155717/https://www.eurogamer.net/psp-minis-review?page=2 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |date=October 7, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[Gamezebo](/source/Gamezebo)'' expressed that the game's sound and graphics "[create] a lovely psychedelic atmosphere" that is "beautifully realised", and praised its fast-paced gameplay in later levels, stating that "it's surprising just how thrilling BrainPipe really is", but criticized the game's brevity.<ref name=gamezebo>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=BrainPipe Review |url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/brainpipe-review/ |website=[Gamezebo](/source/Gamezebo) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926193028/https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/brainpipe-review/ |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |date=November 18, 2010}}</ref>

''[The Games Machine](/source/The_Games_Machine_(Italy))'' called the game "very engaging", and praised its "incredible" visuals and sound.<ref>{{cite magazine|title =Try & Buy - Brainpipe |date =June 2009 |url =https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-italia-248/page/n109/mode/2up |magazine =[The Games Machine](/source/The_Games_Machine_(Italy)) |last =Besser |first =Paolo |issue =248 |page =111|language=Italian}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://rich.itch.io/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity}}
*{{moby game|id=/brainpipe-a-plunge-to-unhumanity|name=Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity}}

{{Video game stub}}

Category:2008 video games
Category:Action games
Category:Digital Eel games
Category:Independent Games Festival winners
Category:Indie games
Category:MacOS games
Category:PlayStation Network games
Category:Shrapnel Games games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Windows games

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