The Drop Out – Review – A frustratingly fun Angry Birds clone
App Type: Uncategorized
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By: DIGITAL POKE
Version #: 1.0
Date Released: 2012-03-01
Developer: DIGITAL POKE
Price: 0.99
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Everyone wants to make the game that will take the iPhone by storm like Angry Birds. While repeating the success of the flightless birds is nigh-on impossible, The Drop Out is an enjoyable physics-based catapult-stuff-at-other-stuff game that will waste many happy hours of your life.
In this game, your objective is to fire the Boos (small round creatures) at the furries (yellow squares/rectangles) in a bid to knock them off the platform on which they rest; according to the storyline, this is how you ‘save’ them, but you can just as easily think of it as killing them if it makes you happier.
The gameplay entails simply winding back the catapult and firing the little fellas. The game doesn’t go stale quickly however, thanks to the different pretty environments you unlock by progressing through the game. There are four ‘episodes’ in the game – Space, Ice, Heaven, and The Factory – each of which contains tons of levels.
The further you progress, the tougher your obstacles become, as you’ll have to prevent your beloved boos from hitting the evil red furries, or find means of shifting the heavy metallic furries. Thankfully, your arsenal improves correspondingly, as you unlock the special Bomb and Drill boos later in the game.
The Drop Out features full Game Center support, offering plenty of achievements for all the glory whores out there, as well as online rankings. It may be too late to be ‘the next big thing’ on the App Store, but this game is a tough and aesthetically-pleasing variation on the Angry Birds formula that should keep you hooked for a good little while.
Quick Take
Value:High.
Would I Buy Again:Yes.
Learning Curve:Medium.
Who Is It For:People looking for a catapult-y game that doesn't involve birds.
What I Like:Varied and plentiful levels.
What I Don't Like:It's cute, it's challenging. What's not to like?
Final Statement:A pretty physics-based catapult game.
angry birds ? "Challenging, frustrating, looks fantastic. Everything a great iOS game should be." - TodaysiPhone.com ?
? "Cute Meets Tough In This Knock Down Game Of Physics" - AppAdvice.com ?
? "Drop Out est un adorable jeu de réflexion, beau et intelligent. Il fait travailler les méninges sans jamais nous faire abandonner." - ApplicationiPhone.com ?
? "Ju? dawno nie gra?em w tak przyjemn? gr? puzzle jak Drop Out." ? - AppleMania.pl
Drop Out lets you travel through various environments to rescue your little buddies. It uses physics-based gameplay which combines gravity, friction and collision to deliver a fantastic experience. Creative elements combined with challenging levels deliver an outstanding gameplay.
Choose one of the many unique abilities of Boos to aim and drop the Good Furries. Evil Furries have a nasty bite and its best to avoid them. Each level is unique and will test your timing, logic, skill and force.
Will you rise to the occasion or will you wait for the world domination?
? Features ?
? Amazing Episodes: Float through space, Surf the Ice, Fly in Heaven or Gear up in the factory
? Interact with new objects in every episode
? 4 Episodes with 120 Unique Levels will keep you addicted
? Lose yourself in the realistic physics environment
? Complete Achievement & Challenge friends through Gamecenter
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Article By Robert Zak
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