Appletell reviews Sneezies for iPhone, iPod touch
by at December 24, 2008 2:36 pm
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Sneezies is definitely a unique idea for a game on the iPhone, and iPod Touch platform. Once you download and install the application, and touch its icon, you are greeted by a very nicely laid-out screen full of curious looking small furry animals. You have the option playing Classic or Challenge modes, adjusting the settings, or viewing scores.
Once you tap the classic icon, you are sent to the start screen for level 1. This screen is composed of the current level and your goal for the level in a “how many you need/how many there are” format. Tapping the screen from here will start the game in classic game mode. When you tap challenge on the home screen, it takes you to the same screen as classic but only gives you a target number and not a target/total format. Tapping the screen starts the game in challenge mode. The setting menu gives you the options to turn on/off the sound effects and the music. There are also volume sliders for both. The scores option will show the high scores both locally and globally. The home screen is quite attractive and well laid out.
The point of the game is to get as many of the “Sneezies” to sneeze as possible. This is done in a chain reaction kind of way. You place one sneeze at the beginning, and must cause a chain reaction to get as many Sneezies to sneeze as possible, therefore popping their respective bubbles. Once their bubble is popped, the Sneezie will promptly sneeze hopfully popping another bubble causing a sneeze, and so on until all of the Sneezies have been removed from their bubbles and sneezed. Once their bubble is popped, the Sneezie will promptly sneeze, hopfully popping another bubble, causing a sneez, and so on until all of the Sneezies have been removed from their bubbles. Once you are able to get the minimum amount of sneezes for the current level you are on, you move to the next level. Best that I can tell, you get as many chances at a level as you would like to take. After every attempt, you have the option of quiting and putting your score on the high score list. The game is challenging on the higher levels, but I made it to level 24 on my first attempt, so the lower levels are not very difficult.
My first impression of the game was good, as I took to the artwork and “cuteness” factor. I think they could have added another dimension by possibly having the different colored Sneezies do different things to pop bubbles, or something along those lines. The game has great graphics and very smooth gameplay. The game’s music can get tedious, but can be turned off.
Overall, Sneezies is a very good game with moderate re-playability.
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