Our Rating: 8.4/10

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Version Reviewed: 1.0.2
Developer: SkyZone Entertainment [iTunes Link]
Price as of Review: $0.99
Current iTunes Rating: 3.5/5
Size: 6.7MB
Lite Version: [iTunes Link]

Extreme Hangman adds a creative twist to hangman. It is played on a virtual chalk board and there are many situations your stick-figure may find itself in. From the classic hangman situation, being hung from a noose, to getting your brains eaten by zombies, Extreme Hangman will keep your attention with the variety of creative animations. You get six false choices and two hints before your stick-person dies. From actors to supermarket, there’s a category for everyone. With a variety of categories and ranging difficulties, Extreme Hangman is great for the novice or veteran player.

What I like most about Extreme Hangman is the creative situations your stick-person is put in. Instead of just enjoying guessing the word, I now also have fun seeing how my stick-person will react to my guess. The graphics are smooth and flawless. The local multiplayer is great for playing with a friend, but the word you choose must be at least five letters long. The options allow you to greatly customize the game. You can choose which animation you want to use or just change the difficulty. Extreme Hangman is extremely fun and addicting, even losing is fun!

Even though Extreme Hangman is a great game, it isn’t perfect. The sound fits the game but is very annoying. The online feature is a good idea, if it can be fixed. I tried it a few times with a friend and out of the many times we tried, we only got into the game once, and got disconnected within a minute. Those are really the only two things I can complain about with Extreme Hangman.

Overall, Extreme Hangman had me from the beginning. With the addicting gameplay, and creative animations, Extreme Hangman is one of my favourite apps. Hangman is a common game that has been remade countless times. I can honestly say that this is one of the best, if not the best hangman app out there. If you like hangman, you’ll love Extreme Hangman!

Overall Ratings:

Gameplay: 9.5/10 – Very addicting and impressive

Enjoyment: 9.5/10 – Even losing is fun!

Graphics: 9/10 – Smooth with very creative animations.

Sound: 5/10 – Fits the animations but VERY annoying.

Technology: 8/10 – Only uses touch controls but very effectively.

Replay Value: 9.5/10 – Never gets boring.

Final Ratings: 8.4/10

Further Improvements:

• Fix the online mode glitches.
• Choose less annoying music!
• Continue to increase words and categories

Until next time,

-Mike.

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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

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