7 / 10
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There are two options for controlling the boat, and indirectly Rollie, accelerometer and touch, although stupidly the actual selection of them is somewhat misnamed as Novice Mode and Expert Mode. I can honestly say, I found touch much easier than accelerometer after a bit of practise, though if you happen to be drunk you'll definitely find it harder because it requires a bit of reverse thinking.

However this is definitely a preference and not a difficulty option. Grrrr!

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Conclusion
Like many in this day and age, I fall into that awful trap of judging a 59p game too harshly. Sure this doesn't have the incredible amount of playtime in it that Cut the Rope or Angry Birds etc have, yet it does strangely have that little addictive quality of Canabalt which makes you want to, every now and again, give it a few minutes blast to see if you can get a good time.

At the time of writing, the top time is 7.25 minutes, I'm not sure I'll ever get that high with my average being between 1 and 2, but then with Canabalt it's quite possible sometime you'll get a rhythm going and survive way longer than you usually do.

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It's a shame they haven't implemented Game Center support, perhaps this is a long term plan to allow competition with Android users and that one bloke you know who has a Windows 7 phone. Irritating though, since I do like to see my scores compared to friends rather than total strangers.

This has the usual polish that EA Games titles come with, provides a fun occasional distraction for 59p, and will probably survive on my iPhone for quite a while. Did I say it needs Game Center support? Sad


Pros
  • Cute cartoon graphics
  • Funky theme tune
  • Supports Retina display
  • Supports instant switching (multi-tasking)
  • Novice and Expert modes

Cons
  • No Game Center support
  • Control options misnamed Novice and Expert mode

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