Ok, here we are with a fantastic game called Bert in Space.
If anyone remembers games like Puzzle Bobble
very very similar but with a few twists.
The idea is you're a little green alien dude and some nasty aliens have stolen
your family.
So you've grabbed yourself a jet pack and a gun and now you're going to do something
about it.
The idea of the game
is to destroy all of the monsters
on each level
using your various skills
to complete the level. Very Angry Birds style you get awarded stars depending on how well you do
combo points depending on how many monsters you destroy
in a very short space of time.
You can jump in the air and then use your hover pack or your
jet pack, should I say,
to then just stay in mid air for a fraction of a second.
Or a little bit longer.
The levels get harder and harder as you go along.
Spring underneath them...
A great combo on that.
I've noticed a few nag screens to ask me to rate the game, download new
games, share on Facebook etcetera. I don't mind too much
It's not too naggy.
It only interrupts a couple of levels here and there.
Most of the time it's kept down to just
the bare essentials.
Don't mind that.
It's actually a very good game I love Puzzle Ball.
Trying to remember what the
other title was.
It was very popular on the Amiga and Commodore 64.
Just can't quite remember the game now. Let me know in the
comments if you can remember it.. It wasn't Puzzle Ball but it had exactly the same
game mechanic
and guys like firing
up into the air.
Multiplayer, I think it's big in the arcades as well.
Maybe I am talking about Puzzle Ball but I don't think I am.
Because Puzzle Ball involved the
oops, bit of slowdown there.
little dragon if the memory serves.
The one I'm thinking of
had a more human kind of character touch to it. You could play multiplayer in co-op mode.
I think if you are into these kind of games or you are looking for something a little bit
different that hasn't really popped up on
mobile platforms too often so far, you might want to check this one out.
Mostly because it's so good, just fun.
A actual game mechanic
that runs pretty fluidly. Couple of little slowdowns we've spotted
while we've been playing.
But by and large, very nicely done.
There you can see one of the little nag screens, don't exactly last long
partly because probably
I've got a fast phone.
So the load times aren't too irritating.
Nice graphics as well, very cartoony.
Worries me a little bit
graphical style point of view
not a bad thing I don't think.
I could sit here just playing this for hours.
Number 13, unlucky for some.
That is Bert in Space.
I'm going to go now so I can try and beat this level.