In the beginning...there was light...and then...there was app all knight.
Those days of wishing you were part cat part lady bug are finally over!
Fly Catbug Fly finds you playing as Catbug from the awesome YouTube show Bravest Warriors.
You navigate Catbug through different levels collecting items like butter lettuce and sugar
peas.
Drop your loot into portals that pop up so you can get cash to upgrade your character.
Or spend it on outfits because who doesn’t need a sombrero?
Sombrero POWERRRR.
The game has zero in app purchases which is awesome so all you have to worry about is
avoiding obstacles and cruising through the
Sky...Force.
An incredibly good looking and difficult arcade shooter where you spend most your time blowing
up enemies, sometimes in slow motion, getting stars and decking out your ship to better
blow up said enemies.
But it isn’t all about destroying, oh no, you also rescue helpless civilians.
Get close enough and then
Orbitum.
Orbitum is a fast paced and dizzying game.
The rings and yourself get pulled towards the black hole in the center and you have
to constantly jump to the outer circles to avoid certain doom.
Your orbiting speed changes depending on the ring size and you have to time your jumps
to grab green orbs for points, blue squares for power-ups and hyper jumps, and avoid red
triangles or else.
It also has a pretty killer soundtrack…
And as we know know when getting sucked into a black hole your body stretches out do to
spaghettification and if you want that look, then get
Spring.
Spring is a photo editing app with one purpose.
To take photos of you and elongate your body.
Ah yes, look at those magnificent torsos.
It is super simple to do and only takes a
MinuteQuest.
In this 2D side scrolling RPG there are two directions - backwards and forwards.
And that is also the underlining theme of the game.
You begin the game, you battle, level up, die, start from the beginning, battle, level
up, die and so on and so forth.
But the urge to level up your character and gain new abilities and weapons is great.
Kiwanuka.
At first it seems like a prettier version of lemmings but it is much deeper than that.
Using your lightning spewing staff, you create bridges out of your followers.
Push them in the direction they need to go and then use their bodies as steps as you
work your way to free an imprisoned friend.
The puzzles can be difficult to figure out as some actions have to be timed and certain
platforms break apart your bridge.
Instead of stringing people together, string words together in
LEX.
LEX is a word game and like most word games, the more difficult the letter the more points
you score.
However, you can’t just leave some letters behind in favor of the higher value ones.
As the game progresses, unused letters start to fill up and once completely red, it is
game over.
The game makes you strategize about which letters to use and when to use them.
But let me ask you a question: What does the color purple sound like?
Well ROY G BIV says it sounds like this.
ROY G BIV is a synthesia synthesizer that uses the saturation, brightness and hue of
objects to identify their color and adjust the synthesizers musical variables.
Allow me to regale you in the sound of a bowl of pineapple.
Now that we’ve heard that sound, let’s go for a
Sound Ride.
In this endless runner, there are numerous obstacles to avoid and fun physics to play
with like bouncy floors, bridges to help you jump and ones that fall, but one of the coolest
bits is building the background song by hitting certain points in the level.
The game also has a really great look to it but for a look that constantly changes there’s
my favorite app this episode, which will now be called Appisode…
Monument Valley.
If you have haven’t played Monument Valley yet then you are probably in a coma in which
case “oooooo when you wake up buy Jake endless amounts of Taco Bell”.
Monument Valley is really, really good.
You play as a princess who has to navigate through different levels of a castle.
Besides being beautiful to look at, you have to literally change your perspective to solve
the puzzles.
The game plays with your sense of dimension to create an experience that is based mainly
on illusions.
It has a similar mechanic to Fez which is definitely a good thing and every aspect of
the game, from the way it plays, to it’s music and sound design is fantastic.
Links to all the apps can be found in the description below.