Parachute Panic iPhone Game App Review
Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by iPhone App Reviewer in $1, 8 Star Ratings, iPhone Game App Reviews
Parachute Panic: Parachute into addicting gameplay.
| Our Rating: 7.8/10 |  |
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Version Reviewed: 1.1
Developer: FDG Entertainment [iTunes Link]
Price as of Review: $0.99
Current iTunes Rating: 3.5/5
Size: 6.2MB
Lite Version: [iTunes Link]
Parachute Panic is another game that’s showing the iPhone’s huge potential for great “cell phone,” gaming. Like almost every true iPhone hit (and trust me, Parachute Panic has been a hit on the App Store) the gameplay is incredibly simple. The key is addictiveness. The goal of Parachute Panic is to play god with stick figures and guide them to the safety of your steamboats. To do this simply swipe across the screen to blow wind around. You’ll need quick timing and fast reflexes to bring all your men onto the boats.
You’ll face challenges along the way such as thunderclouds and alien spaceships that will try to abduct your stick figures. You only have five lives, once a stick figure has been killed in any way (dropping to his death in the ocean, getting abducted, get struck by lightning) you lose a life. This can happen quite quickly. The gameplay is very challenging (on either difficulty level) and my high score is a mere 62 (anybody who’s beaten this can insult my skills in the comments).
The theme of the app is unique – all the graphics look like they were drawn on paper and scanned – the water is actually just blue lines. However the end effect is quite nice and the user interface is smooth. The statistics area like to remind you how many times you’ve killed off one of your stick figures via each death method. Unfortunately there is no global high score board which in my opinion takes out a lot of the replay value – unless you’re addicted (ok you probably are), there’s no motivation to keep playing.
All in all, Parachute Panic is a great app for a buck, the gameplay follows the ideal iPhone paradigm. Unfortunately the features are a little limited but we can abide by that for only a dollar. You can check out the lite version for your final opinion on this app.
Final Ratings:
Gameplay: 8.2/10 – Although not very complex it’s the simplicity that makes it awesome.
Enjoyment: 9/10 – Not much to say here, it’s just fun!
Graphics: 8/10 – The theme has a nice effect.
Sound: 5/10 – The effects are great but the background and narration are very annoying. Luckily you can turn just those off in the settings.
Technology: 8.2/10 – Very stable and I haven’t found a glitch. Touch controls are very responsive. Unfortunately no accelerometer control.
Replay Value: 8/10 – Many have found this game very addicting – it’s solid over one million copies.
Overall Rating: 7.8/10
Further Improvements:
- Global high score board
- A “hard” difficulty level
- Accelerometer usage
More screenshots on our iPhone App Reviewer Flickr Page.
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