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by RevStu (October 10th, 2010 at 1:57 pm)
The punchily-titled You Cruise by Mazda MX-5 is a great little racing game that reminds me a lot of the early Colin McRae Rally titles on the first Playstation.
It’s pretty limited (no other cars, just time trials on eight tracks with online leaderboards), but that’s okay because it’s free, and what it does it does really well. The odd thing, though, is the fact that despite being free, in at least one incredibly important way it’s had more care and thought and love put into it than any other traditional-style racing game in the App Store.
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by RevStu (July 2nd, 2010 at 10:44 am)
Come on, Scottish Tim!
Doubtless to commemorate the Wimbledon quarter-final appearance of Britain’s Andy Murray from Britain, neo-retro microgamesmiths Poppy have made King Of Tennis free for this week.
Like their other titles, it’s a crazily simple game that somehow manages to be more challenging than it has any right to be. Your only task is to keep the King looking the right way (by tapping either side of the screen) as the tennis ball flies from side to side. The only danger is the ball hitting the net when the natural rhythm of the game has you already switching your view in anticipation, but it’s amazing how hard it is to not do exactly that.
(To avoid this, you can try reacting not to the ball but to the crowd, who only turn their heads when the ball is safely over the net, but it’s really hard to remain focused on them and not be distracted by the ball.)
I love all of Poppy’s games, but this one is even more hypnotic than Hotdog Panic. Which if you weren’t sure, is definitely a recommendation.
