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Doodle Jump iPhone Game Review

Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by iPhone App Reviewer in $1, 8 Star Ratings, 9 Star Ratings, iPhone Game App Reviews

Doodle Jump: Addictive heart pounding jumping action.

Version Reviewed: 1.0.3
Developer: Lima Sky
Price as of Review: $0.99
Current iTunes Rating: 3.5/5

This is another one of those meant-for-mobile games that fit the iPhone’s casual gaming paradigm near perfectly.  Doodle Jump is a colourful well-sketched vertical slide game in which you must control a four legged doodled creature to go as high as the sky!  Along the way you’ll have to shoot and dodge your way past enemy monsters and obstacles.  One fun little feature is a being able to see other users scores while in the game (they’re marked on the right side of the screen).  Doodle Jump is challenging enough to have you yelling out when you miss that high score by a completely close proximity.

Although jumping and missing/hitting blocks along the way might seem a little boring eventually, the developer of Doodle Jump as added some extra stuff to make the game interesting.  Most notably is the dozens of sketched monsters that you must dodge or tap to shoot at.  A slight defect to the game is the lack of an ammo counter or limited amount of bullets, without this the user can continuously tap the screen shooting an endless stream of bullets.  Luckily there’s not only multiple monsters, but different types of landing pads.  Some are moving, some static, and some few even break under your feet (be prepared for swift movement!).  You can also give yourself an extra propulsion by hitting one of the springs which are found on the landing pads.

There are some common annoyances with Doodle Jump, the developer is missing some key features.  Fear not however as Doodle Jump is in it’s early versions just being added to the app store.  Lack of instructions can be a huge defect as some people might not find out about some of the features until later in the game after a few hours of play.  There aren’t any settings (i.e. accelerometer or touch control, currently just accelerometer) and although the game pauses if you put the iPod in sleep or get an incoming call, there’s no manual pause.

As for graphics, the name says it all, it’s basically like a student’s doodling placed into an animated game.  An although it’s a sketch like graphics set, it looks fantastic and runs smooth as a whistle.  There isn’t any background music and it will pause your iPod music on load (although you can double click home and play) yet it comes with some cool sound effects that in my surprised opinion, don’t get annoying.

Final Ratings:

Gameplay: 8/10 – Although not much to it, it follows the iPhone gaming paradigm

Enjoyment: 8/10 – The enjoyment level does start to teter once you’ve mastered the game or just can’t get into it.

Graphics: 8/10 – Simple but smooth and easy on the eyes, user interface is fantastic including an animated menu

Sound: 7/10 – Nothing to say here…

Technology: 7.8/10 – The game runs very smoothly and no glitching in the tilt controls.  However some multi touch action to control your character with touch control as well as shooting by tapping would be nice.

Replay Value: 8.3/10 – If you’re a fan of the game, you’re hooked.

Overall Rating: 7.9/10

Recommended For:

• Casual gaming fanatics
• Parents who want to entertain their kids for a few minutes or even extended length of time in a family-friendly way
• Fans of Scoops, Sky Burger, Papi Jump, Sheepstacker [iTunes Links]
• Fans of accelerometer controlled stack em up or live jumping games
• People who love paying a buck for a darn good game

Further Improvements: (note to the developer)

• In-game pause feature
• Touch control as well as tilt, use multi-touch
• Local as well as online leaderboard/high score
• Information/Instructions page
• Settings

More screenshots here

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