Mr. Ninja (iOS)

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Originally Posted by IGN

This is a 2D platformer, wherein you touch the screen to make Mr. Ninja jump between a series of rotating wheels. He always jumps vertically, so all you have to do is time the jump so that his trajectory lands him on the next wheel. To spice things up, monsters are placed in between the wheels, challenging you to jump at just the right time to take them out for a ton of points. There are a few modes, but the only changes are whether you're timed or if you're trying to complete some impossibly hard stages.

Mr. Ninja's simplicity works because its core mechanic is so much fun. It's so easy to understand, but anyone who plays it for more than a few seconds can easily see how much skill is involved. It's gratifying to replay the same level over and over, too, as making it just a little bit farther or getting just a slightly higher score becomes steadily addicting (especially because there are online leaderboards).

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Full IGN Review

I grabbed this, since it is $0.99 and supports GameCenter. I'll add some personal impression once I get a chance to try it out.

My wife drove to lunch today, so I played this in the car on the way. It is very simple, but I like it. I love the color palette chosen.

I wish it showed a little more gameplay, it looks interesting. Can you give a bit more in depth impression than "It is very simple, but I like it"?

Oh nice, grabbing it :)

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Originally Posted by Pineapple

I wish it showed a little more gameplay, it looks interesting. Can you give a bit more in depth impression than "It is very simple, but I like it"?

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It's literally one button. You time jumps in a way that gives the right trajectory to kill all the enemies between objects.

Well that doesn't sound horrible for $.99