Christmas for me has always been synonomous with gaming. Whether this came in the form of a console I was expecting as a present when I was young, working in game related retail for a bit of extra cash, or simply wasting away the festive hours catching up on all the titles I hadn't had time to play over the year. This Crimbo was no different, and as well as putting some serious hours into a variety of PC and console titles, I played my fair share of iPhone games too.
In attempt to continue my weekly round up of iPhone games that didn't quite make the review section of the site, here's a rundown of what I've been occupying myself with this Christmas.
All Fridges are Psychotic
Sporting perhaps the best name of any game ever, All Fridges are Psychotic is a homage to the classic point and click adventure games of years gone by. Following the antics of the aspiring script writer Julius Brown, the plot quickly introduces Gustav Du Pont, a time travelling fridge that helps Julius achieve his dreams.
Truth be told, I'm not completely sold on the visuals, which take the scrappy child like art-direction to a whole new level (The artwork was drawn by Manda Rin from the band Bis, if that means anything to anybody). The script and narrative is fantastic however, and I found myself laughing out loud as I played the game. The game, internet and general geek culture woven into the dialogue will force a few laughs out of the right player. The puzzles are decent enough too, and anybody who knows a thing or two about the adventure genre will feel right at home.
I'm really not sure how die hard adventure fans will take to All Fridges are Psychotic, as there's a lot in the game that could potentially rub them the wrong way. As I don't class myself as a die hard adventure fan however, I can safely say I enjoyed the game.
Cross Fingers
Cross Fingers is the latest puzzle game from Mobigame, the masterminds behind Edge. The game challenges players to fit a selection of wooden shapes into a designated area, much like a jigsaw, but with the emphasis on shape rather than picture. The game introduces some really neat touch based mechanics which can literally involve crossing your fingers in order to complete successfully. Red shapes require sliding out the way in order to move the normal blocks past, but as soon as you take your finger off them, they slide back to their original position. In order to complete certain levels, you have to keep quite a few of these red blocks in place at once, requiring Twister like finger skills.
Cross Fingers has a really addictive nature to it, and once you understand how the game requires you to think, levels can be completed with relative ease. Thankfully, there are three difficulty levels, each with thirty levels, and the latter levels get very hard indeed. Puzzle fans will love Cross Fingers, and should snap it up as soon as possible.
Champions Online
I've been feeling the powerful urge to get stuck into an MMO recently, and refusing to return to WoW, I thought I'd try Champions Online. Giving players the opportunity to customise their hero in literally any way they could possibly think of, the game gives rise to some truly awesome looking characters. Mine was no exception, and is without a doubt the coolest looking super hero I've ever seen (pictured below).
After putting around twenty hours into the game, I've lost the drive to play much more. As a role playing experience, the game is certainly no match for Blizzards behemoth, but it was certainly fun for a while. I'll cancel my subscription shortly and continue waiting for The Old Republic...
I also played a fair bit of Modern Warfare 2, Borderlands and one of my favourite RPGs of all time, Chrono Trigger. But I could wax lyrical about that those all day, so I'll stop writing while I've still got an evening left to enjoy.
That about wraps up this week's round up, hope all your Christmas's were as entertaining and relaxing as mine. Look out for more next week!
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