Flick Hoops
SCORE: 74
My son loves the free Finger Basketball
app on the iPhone/iPod Touch. When Paul told me about Flick Hoops I got
excited. Not just for me, but I thought it might be another great one
for him. Sadly there is one aspect of Flick Hoops that holds it back.
What is that one aspect? The wind. I am not even sure what Flick Hoops
has a hard mode. To me it is hard, and totally impossible.
My favorite little graphic in Flick Hoops is the silhouette fans that
appear as I start making baskets. The fire graphic in the hoop when the
player earns a new record is pretty cool as well. The challenges in
Flick Hoops frustrated me to no end. I finally got to the ninth one, but
could never progress past it. Flick Hoops does not let you skip them.
The basketballs in Flick Hoops remind me of the Harlem Globetrotters.
The music in Flick Hoops has a sporty feel to it. I thought those songs
were used more in baseball, but I have not been to either sporting event
in the past two years. Before someone gets on me about that, let me
explain. I am a full time mommy, a full time wife, and full time
ministry work here at Family Friendly Gaming. I have had to learn to
speak Star Trek to understand half of what my hubby knows. The special
effect sounds are fantastic. Back to the music though. It annoyed me so
I eventually muted the sounds entirely.
There are fifteen challenges in Flick Hoops. Then you can play the
arcade mode, or the hard mode. You have to be a glutton for punishment
to even want to play the the hard mode in Flick Hoops. I found the main
arcade game to be frustrating. The price of Flick Hoops is ninety-nine
cents so you won't break the bank. I still wish they had done one thing
differently.
Talk about a masterful transition. The thing I wish Flick Hoops had done
differently is the wind. There should be a mode of this game to play
with no wind. It would allow this game to be approachable to the family
friendly gamer. I let my son try Flick Hoops, and he gave up quickly.
The concept of adjusting gravity by moving the iPhone/iPod Touch around
is great. Let families learn how to shoot and score without the wind.
Then have it in a harder mode.
That is my opinion on Flick Hoops. I found it to be too frustrating and
difficult to score. Too often the wind would send the ball flying away,
and no amount of gravity helped. I would say that Flick Hoops teaches
physics, but I am not sure how accurate the physics are. At times it
worked great, and others nothing I did would work. I see promise in this
as a franchise and would like to see sequels.
- Yolanda
Graphics: 77%
Sound: 73%
Replay/Extras: 76%
Gameplay: 66%
Family Friendly Factor: 78%
System: iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Battery Acid Games
ESRB Rating: '4+' - 4+
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