GameFlow Entertainment has taken the bubble popping game genre and made it fun again. Not only did they change the bubbles to adorable penguins, but they added the element of colored snowballs which must be thrown to clear the penguins. This new element adds a slight degree of difficulty to this hand eye coordination based game.
Penguin Break has two modes of play. The first of which is Escape. In Escape Mode you are given columns of colored penguins which start out at varied heights. The object here is to throw colored snowballs at the similarly colored penguins to clear them before one escapes from the top of the screen.
If you find yourself unable to throw the snowballs fast enough to clear the ever-rising columns of penguins, you can give your iPhone or iPod a shake and it will drop the higher up penguins down into the lower columns, giving you a short window of opportunity to catch up on your snowball assault. In this mode it isn’t necessary to clear all the penguins, but rather to clear a certain number of peguins during the alotted time.
The second mode of play is Frenzy. Frenzy mode starts with a screen that gets totally filled with these colorful critters. The object is to throw the colored snowballs at their colored penguin counterpart to clear them from the screen. All penguins must be removed within the time limit in order to advance to the next level.
In Frenzy Mode there are several powerups you can earn which help you to clear the penguins. The powerups include; bomb, smart bomb, and change bomb. Each of these powerups is explained in the included tutorial menu.
Personal high scores for each mode are stored within the game, and only your top ten best scores will be recorded. The in-game scores are stored with any username or alias you wish to use. Each time you get a new high score, you have the option of connecting to Facebook and posting your score to your wall to compare with your friends. Your facebook friends’ posted scores will also show up in the in-game top scores list under the friends tab.
Features:
Penguin Break is loads of fun, and is packed with hours of playability. If you’ve ever enjoyed popping balloons, or matching gems, you will enjoy playing Penguin Break. This is definately a nice spin on the classic games in this genre.
Overall impression
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Value for your money
★★★★★★★★☆☆
Category: Games
Type: Puzzle
Cost: 99cents
Rating: 4+Current iTunes Reviews: 18 ratings, 5 stars
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DESCRIPTION
Penguin Break is an exciting, captivating game of runaway penguins and your efforts to stop them. Reaction, strategy, split-second timing, and careful aim – you’ll need them all to get the highest scores in this light-hearted, easy-to-pick-up, can’t-put-it-down flock of fun for your iPhone/iPod Touch.
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FEATURES & GAMEPLAY
■Two Kinds of Action –
-Escape! Penguins gradually fill the screen; you keep them from scooting off the top
-Frenzy! Clear all penguins off the screen before you run out of time■Connect to FaceBook for bragging rights on your friend-only leaderboard!
■In Escape, shake your iPhone/iPod Touch for extra action – penguins at the tops of the highest towers tumble down, giving you more time.
■Tap the screen to toss a colored snowball. When you hit a penguin of the same color, it and all touching penguins of that color disappear; others tumble down from above.
■Try for Chain Reactions! If a penguin tumbling down makes a column of three or more of the same color, those disappear as well. One great shot can make multiple Chain Reactions!
■Three Different Power Ups –
-Bomb! Earn a Bomb by creating three Chain Reactions with one shot. Toss a Bomb to clear out all penguins in an area
-Smart Bomb! Make at least 14 penguins disappear with a single shot to earn a Smart Bomb. Aim it carefully – a Smart Bomb makes all penguins of one color vanish
-Change Bomb! Get a Change Bomb by matching snowball and penguin colors for several shots in a row. Use a Change Bomb to turn all penguins of one color the color of the bomb■The action starts easy and grows more challenging the better you do. Start with three penguin and snowball colors; advance to four and even five!
■Follow us on Twitter for the latest info – www.twitter.com/penguinbreak
■The game comes complete with simple instructions to get you up and playing fast!
