A Game With Balls Review – Retro fun for iPad and iPhone
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By: Puppy Punch Productions
Version #: 2.1.3
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Price: 0.99
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I’ve been positively impressed with A game with BALLS. It is one of this "kind" of games you just can’t describe, making their own genre, like Canabalt or Missile Command. What’s the game about? A cannon and falling geometric pieces of the sky. Fire at them to move them away and save the cannon from the impacts. Simple!
The game is not exactly the first of its kind: I had already played a similar game in Flash a while ago (named R.E.D, or RED). The idea was the same: gravity lets the pieces fall, and the cannon balls move them on impact. But what a difference! A game with BALLS puts a new spin to the whole experience
This game is very quick to pick up: you just shoot. You can choose to aim with the accelerometer or by tapping the screen. A two finger tap fires a super-bullet. And that’s it! You can share your high scores, have Game Center achievements and leaderboards. There are also power-ups, at least in one of the modes, and rest assured, you’ll need them sooner than later.
There are 4 game modes which you can unlock by getting points in other modes, and each mode is very well-drawn and designed. Infinite gameplay: as long as you can stand it, pieces will keep falling from the sky above. And the music seems auto-generated as well: you can enjoy the well arranged tracks almost endlessly.
This is one of this games that looks like a classic but isn’t, and we are sure you will enjoy it.
Quick Take
Value:High
Would I Buy Again:Yes
Learning Curve:Close to zero
Who Is It For:Retro gamers and casual players
What I Like:Retro style
What I Don't Like:I would simplify slightly some of the modes... It's hard!
Final Statement:A very enjoyable game
Simple Gameplay, Complex Mechanics
* One finger fires light balls, two fires heavy. Aim by tapping the screen! In tilt mode tapping the right side fires light balls and the left fires heavy!
* If you’re not careful things can get too hectic, so firing a strategic small ball is often better than a pair of big ones!
4 INFINITE Games in ONE!!
* Each theme has different gameplay mechanics, songs, balls, difficulty modes, and more! See how long you can survive in each!
* Collect all the Game Center & Open Feint achievements to prove you’re a true Ball Master! Check out the leaderboards to compare your times against the world.
Tons of content coming soon including more cannons, themes, game modes, and more!
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Article By ruben
Ruben Berenguel is finishing his PhD in Mathematics while writing in mostlymaths.net about being a 'geek of all trades'. He also happens to be the senior editor in the What's on iPhone network: any complaints go to him!
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