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Glitchy
I played this game on my friends devise and it ran perfect... On mine it crashes at the title screen. Must be fixed!Mrhappy60
Can't Stop Playing It!!
May be my favorite game app. I absolutely love this thing, even though I made a grievous error in playing the version on the creator's website. Seeing it on a 27" MAC with Klipsch computer speakers and subwoofer cranked, certainly leaves the Iphone version lacking. It is just not the same thing. The click of a mouse has it all over the tap of a finger. Somehow though I know that had I skipped the online rendition, I would be thinking that this game is such a cut above, simple as it is. Personally, I think the dark, brooding music makes it!!!! I would kill to have it as a ringtone!! Good work Semi Secret Software....you outdid yourself on this one, online game or Iphone app!!!Show lessjustlcb
Simple yet captivating
Gameplay is based on a single mechanic, (tap to jump) and a frenetic pace. The gameplay is overshadowed by an intriguingly ambiguous plot and 2 incredible soundtracks. The mood is punctuated with beautifully animated 16-bit graphics and sarcastic dialogue. This intelligent combination of gameplay, mood, and style creates a delightfully bleak, heart pumping arcade game.
It would be awsome to see new obstacles and situations thrown in! For example a glass window on top of a building that you would have to jump on while running across that same building to fall into the already present "inside a building" scenario. Another would be a robot spaceship comes out of nowhere and randomly the music climaxes and crescendos. The spaceship shoots like lasers or something (idk) and you have to jump over the lasers. After awhile the spaceship either gives up trying to kill you, or something comes out of nowhere and hits the space ship knocking it into the background and explodes in a huge explosion and the screen shakes. Maybe like an airplane or building or something hits it?
idk I just think this game could use MORE COOL SCENARIOS!
This is the first iPhone game I'm proud to own, and strangely it is incredibly shallow. Definitely play this game with headphones as well; this game sounds insanely good.
EDIT: FIX THE GLITCH WHERE THE MAN'S HEAD GOES THROUGH THE CEILING IN THE FIRST HALLWAYShow lesszacharf
The break down does not fit
First off I love this game, been playing it non stop since I got it. The music is awesome as well, however that having been said the breakdown in the track is far too long and breaks the intensity of the game. If you were just making an electronic track it's ok, but this is a video game, and video games music should not have that kind of breakdown in the track unless there is a change in the intensity or the level. The music is what pulls the intensity of levels atmosphere together; it starts off strong, your bursting through a window and the music is pumping, your jumping buildings and boxes and the music picks up and you feel epic; then the music breaks-down and looses all intensity, while your doing the same epic jumps. There is real disconnect when that happens and it ruins the immersion of the game.
Please modify the track to keep the level high intensity, the break down ruins the intensity of the game and could really benefit from keeping the atmosphere high intensity.Show lessWolmanator
Overrated!!!
I bought this game because I've heard a lot about it online, but I must say I was underwhelmed. For $3, this game just doesn't give you enough value. You run, you jump, you die, you repeat. I know that's the drawn but there are plenty of $.99 apps that offer simple endless running gameplay. This really needs some variety to justify the price.
I'm intrigued by the sci-fi imagery and the robots in the background, but we'll never know what's going on because there's no setting established and you certainly can't progress to the next level to find out what's going on. You just run till you die.
The one bright spot is the music, which is sweet, but is it worth $3? Not in my opinion. Try Monster Dash; it's cheaper and more fun.Show lessTommy-6-gun
Y. E. S.
You did it right, SSS. The makers of this game obviously know how to create the perfect world in an app. The simple yet challenging gameplay is amazing in 19th century grayscale. People comment on games of useless value, like angry birds (seriously... What?) and nobody notices the little 3$ game sitting in the search section. I saw this game at the apple store before I saw this little game, sitting on an iPod in the corner, and it looked fun, so I tried it. When I left, it was around 6:00 and the store was closing down, and some of the employees had to drag me out. This is a first rate amazing game and I had forgotten the name. I was sad, and went back as soon as possible (2 weeks) and found this name below it.
Canabalt.
The next time I was able to get back there, I was so excited. I picked up the iPod and played it again and got my own iPod out afterward. I bought it and died and went to heaven, then came back down to play some more. true story.
Aaanyway, I notice these idiots all over the reviews with complaints about iPhone ios4 crap. This is an iPod app, in my opinion. For the iPod. Makes the iPod. I laugh at theese fools with ios4s and stuff, and think about how there's a phone app for the iPod. Now five star those fools and rate CANABALT five stars!!Show lessArgawaggawaggawagga
Great but some gameplay problems
I agree with all the praise I've read for this game. Just 2 gameplay issues come up again & again that result in player-death: 1: some crumbling buildings are way too long, so you either sink or run into the next building no matter what; 2: entering low-set windows is buggy, tap-jump and you hit the wall above, let him run and he falls too low. Love the game but these 2 made me put it aside, hope dev read this.Show lessNickname9000
Best app ever!!!
This is the best app I've ever purchased from the app store, it is completely worth the $4 price tag and would have payed more if I had to. Definite buy, no question! Should be No.1 in the app store! It's much better than doodle jump.PyrosNecron
3GS Owners, beware
Formerly, this was one of my favorite games on my iPhone. Until the latest update was pushed out which literally cut the frame-rate in half and made the game barely playable.
I'll be the first to update my review once an update is released, but it's been quite some time now. If you're a 3GS owner, either avoid, or wait until the next update.Show lessOuisch
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Meh...Mcgibs27
