I got this app as a gift  today after days of hearing people rave about how great this app is and how the next coming of Jesus would have this app installed on his iPhone, because frankly – Jesus would have an iPhone 4. Anyways, on to the game. It’s a simple yet mind blowingly fun game, that I hadn’t heard about until the day of it’s release, but nonetheless, is probably awesome and heavenly as wrestling tigers and bears (sadly, no lions) in the forest during the Apocalypse. While the game is great, let me explain why and how I’ve come to this conclusion so quickly.

The game starts off with a pretty easy level, not much to think about besides tilting, jumping and getting to the finish – if that’s all you care about. There are these achievements that each player is entitled to unlock, adding a goal to the game and making it seems worth your while and not just quick fun. There’s balloons that carry coins, floating away further and further until they eventually reach the top of your screen and disappear forever. You never see them again and if you don’t get them on your first try then you simply suck at life. Sorry.

Another thing that makes this game one of the most impressive and creative is how instead of jumping and worrying about what’s to be expected once you get there in games like Doodle Jump, this game presents you telling the width of what’s falling when it falls, but doesn’t say how long, leading you to possibly get trapped more than Lindsay Lohan (this is a joke, you laugh here) and then making it nearly impossible to get out. But don’t fret, wipe your tears and rejoice, because they have thought about this as well. Shaking your device up and down will make your player surrounded by a green ball of incredible neons, which float you right on up above, but while in the bubble, you cant get any coins, so don’t get ahead of yourself, Skipper.

While you do these little achievements and try to complete the goal, you might see a quick ray of light; this is the gem about to drop. Getting a gem gives you 1 extra live, but if you are as rad as you say you are, you won’t need them. But still – collect them, it’s an achievement and without it, your life sucks. The game has other trophies as well, but you practically get a trophy for every type of death you have. That said, I have lots of trophies.. .lots and lots of trophies. I know I’m sad, but this game makes me happy seconds later. As you progress in the game you get to faster paced levels, more balloons, meaning you need to pick up your agility and makes you feel like you’ve actually done something that no one else has done.

Something small that this game has that you don’t see in a lot of apps is incredible music. The melodies that play in the background of the game are not only soothing, but make you feel like Santa Claus came to your house with unicorns, fed you cupcakes and tucked you in at night. A warm fuzzy feeling on the inside is always nice when playing a game. If music was something to look for in a game, while maintaing great gameplay – this game has done it.

While this post has many jokes, laughs and quick notes, it doesn’t make the game any less awesome than it is. If there is one app you’d want to check out this summer, year, lifetime, make sure it’s this one. I’ve been playing the game for a few hours now, and I simply can’t put it down. It’s simple fun yet something that gives you that feel of accomplishment once you gain something or get to certain point. It’s also able to capture the 8-bit feel that games like Super Quick Hook, Canabalt and the like have, while on a beautiful screen and that just adds to this game so much more. Simple, fun, exciting. This game has done more than just be fun, it’s raised the bar on what you can do with an iPhone if you put your creative juices to work. Infinity and 11/10.

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