You can’t get something for nothing. Or can you?
The App Store hosts a whole range of freebie games but the question is: are they all toss or are there any secret bargains amongst the bunch? In this two part article I’ll take the top ten free games (as of 08.03.10) and give them a run for their lack of money. Oh, and a toss-o-meter out of cabers only seems appropriate too.
Tap Fish (Pos. 10):
Fish Tank Simulator. Breed ‘em, feed ‘em, buy ‘em, sell ‘em and clean their tank. Essentially you’re trying to earn coins and experience. Max out that tank and any others you may purchase with marine life. This type of game is the new Tamagotchi. I’m unaware if your fish will die if neglected but it only takes a moment to check up on them each day. Nothing too compelling but what would you expect from fish? These water friends ain’t gonna fetch.
Line Up (Pos. 9):
Now this bad boy is a great little puzzler. Simple but addictive. In the same premise as Tetris you need to stop the blocks being generated on screen filling up to the top. You do so by pressing clumps of squares consisting of three or more blocks of the same colour. Lines of new different coloured blocks are constantly lining up at the bottom and as time progresses they push on to the screen faster and faster. With a couple of power ups and savable high scores thrown in too this game is bang on the lack of money.
Tap Farm (Pos. 8):
Farmville?! Is it Farmville? It sure looks like Farmvillie… Isometric, similar controls… Well either way it’s still quite a fun little farming sim. Though 7BitArcade does frown on plagiarism! If it is plagiarism… I mean its not an accusation or anything but they are very similar games. Maybe this came first? Maybe Farmville is the copy cat? Who was the chicken and who was the egg?
“Angela you do realise you’ve said nothing about this game and instead had a ponder fuck?”
Indeed. Well it’ll only kill a few minutes a day but if you like your farming sims this freebie is a good ‘un.
Icey Escort (Pos. 7):
Mother penguin has lost her offspring. Stupid bitch. They’re littered all over the place on raised platforms and such so luckily if you tap the screen the flightless bird will launch herself into the air. She’s constantly moving forwards too so no other controls required. A really decent puzzler and an absolute tonne of levels for the price tag. Excellent freebie. Did you know penguins wear suits too?
Stair Dismount Lite (Pos. 6):
Amusement can be found in the title of this little number. The word dismount implies control but never fear you are just kicking a dummy down a flight of stairs. Watch him roll in this physics game demo. The full installment boasts a whole host of different stairways to try and get your dummy to dismount. The whole thing is in glorious polygon 3D too. However I have a funny feeling this game could be a case of one tactic solves all. The full version will tell if this is the case.
How annoying, not a toss game among them. I was in the mood for a good rant. Maybe the top five will reveal some travesties. Part two coming soon…
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