With Chop Chop's ongoing series of sports games the main word has been "simple touch based controls." and they've done a great job with them. I do have a few complaints though.
Primarily, where's the multiplayer?
This is a sports game where people want to play against one another.
And my second complaint is that after playing this and their soccer game this week I can't really tell them apart from a game perspective. Controls work the same, in soccer the ball can be played off the walls and the same goes for hockey, each is a 3 on 3 game. The only difference is really a 99 cent palate change.
An open/endless tutorial building on one key concept of gameplay at a time to learn/get the hang of the controls makes this game easy to learn. (Adding a skills challenge to help fine tune learning the controls would be rather helpful as even after playing the tutorial, still had some difficulty mastering controls/gameplay.)
Excellent graphics and sounds enhance gameplay. Several different levels of difficulty allow for a learning curve and for game to "grow" with each player as skills and gameplay are improved/mastered.
A few bugs (e.g. players disappearing) and lack of skills challenge/tutorial goals is all that prevents this from being a 5 game.
I would also like to second the idea/wish for Chop Chop Golf!
Another GREAT game from an amazing (and one of my favorites) dev team, Gamerizon! Each game released just keeps getting better. BIG KUDOS to the devs for not only listening and responding to your base audience, but also building and improving upon concepts with updates and each subsequent release.
Not to mention, not being money hungry and ridiculously raising prices of games! Often offered at $0.99, they're kept affordable to your target audience; many have even been offered free at times/for a limited time.
As games I wouldn't normally play, a free download is how I came across, came to love and became addicted to, the Chop Chop series. A level of true integrity hard to find and achieved by few!Congrats!
This is, like all the chop chop games, a very addictive game. The controls are easy, the graphics and sounds are very good, and the gameplay is just great. I have played all the chop chop games, and this is one of the best. The only thing I didn't like very much is the training mode. The three modes in training keep going on and on. There are no real goals in the training, so you have to quit it, and start a new one when you think you mastered the previous. Objectives in training mode could make this game a perfect game.
I've played most of the Chop Chop games, and enjoy playing them. This one is a lot of fun to play even though I'm not much of a sports gamer. You'll get a feel of the game by the training that's included in the game. The graphics are terrific and you'll be playing for what seems to be not long yet you've been playing for hours! What a great game!
Another solid title in a franchise rapidly earning respect through consistency, quality, and unique, touch-based controls.
While there are times where it feels more frantic than controlled, it never stops being fun.
Here's the problem - there's very little to distinguish between this and Chop Chop Soccer. Identical controls, and plays very similarly. Even the field/rink size seems identical. This ultimately feels like a re-skinned soccer with less friction. Still fun, but feels like deja-vu.
This is a fun game, and it has an interesting art style. It looks good and runs smoothly. Also the camera view options work very well. The only drawback for me is the controls. Though its easy to your player around, in terms of passing, stealing and checking it often boils down to a simple matter of tapping in the general area and hoping for the best. Its still fun, it just seems to require less skill than it should.
I, myself, am a HUGE hockey fan and love to see any app/game hockey related enter the App Store. With that said, the hockey fan in me forces my expectations to be a bit high. I thought 2K Sports set the bar high with NHL 2K11, but this is NOT that type of game. Chop Chop Hockey has that nostalgic feel of the 90's arcade hockey games (NHL Open Ice, Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey, etc.) and it's just as fun as times. Unfortunately it seems as if there was about 5 minutes worth of effort put into the game controls. Instead of sticking with what's proven to work on the iPhone with the small d-pad on the bottom left, the entire screen is essentially the d-pad. The problem with this is that you have to move your finger over the entire screen to control the player and 75% of the time you can't see what you're doing cause your fingers in the way. Not only that but the shoot and pass controls work half the time. 50% of the time you'll pass when you meant to shoot and vice versa. Switching players is also sluggish. If Gamerizon can smooth out the controls and make them stable, this game will be worth the $0.99 download price. Unfortunately it would seem this is a limited time price tag and I can't say I'd recommend it to anyone at a higher price.
Like the other games in the Chop Chop line up, the game excels at quick and easy fun without bogging things down with complicated rules and penalties. This is just down and dirty fun. Is it perfect? Nope. The control method, while easy to use, has my fingers covering up too much of the screen. Personally I'd like the option for a virtual analog stick down in the corner to keep my fingers out of the way of the action. I do like the tap to pass and flick to shoot controls, however, and find that a lot of fun. Overall, a fun casual hockey game.
This is a fun hockey game with easy to use controls.
The AI in it isn't the smartest, but thats ok. Who wants to play a game where you can never score?
The only downside to this game so far is not even a real problem. The controls take some getting used to. Dragging your finger on the ice to skate will cause you to over-shoot your intended target frequently at first.
Once you master the finger controls, though, it's a really fun game.
I feel like chop chop has a very good concept with where it's little franchise is going. Thing is I don't think any of their apps can match chop chop ninja so they shouldn't have released it first haha. I feel the games have been getting slightly worse and worse and I feel like they're trying to load too much into the game. However I think that this app isn't bad, it's pretty fun though the controls could use some fine tuning and it was a bit laggy but that could be just my 8gb iPod. Anyway worth your while while it's only a buck...
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