Roll in the Hole
SCORE: 91
I know what day of the week Chillingo
sends us their updates. They have made a legendary name for themselves
here at Family Friendly Gaming. I have lost track of how many crazes
they have started here. Their latest app has the strangest name I have
seen in some time - Roll in the Hole. I am going to work diligently to
refrain from any jokes based on the name.
What is not a joke is how great of a game Roll in the Hole is. This app
explains to the player how a gorilla Ugi steals the frozen treats from
our roly-poly panda hero PoPo. So part of Roll in the Hole is to roll
into the next hole. The other part is to collect as many icy treats as
possible. There is a game play mechanic reason for collecting the
chilled treats as well.
Panda bears are not exactly known to be the fastest animals on the
planet. PoPo is no exception. You can however get him rolling downhill
really fast. He does look fantastic, and the graphics in the levels are
top notch. Currently there are three regions: valley, ice, and stars.
Each of these contains twenty-four levels. There is also at least one
bonus level. Roll in the Hole has another spot that tells us more levels
are coming soon.
The sounds in Roll in the Hole are fresh, fun, happy, and uplifting. I
really enjoyed all of the audio in this hand held video game. Bouncing,
collecting items, and making it into the vortex are all things that
sounds great in Roll in the Hole. I know this app calls it a hole, but
to me it looks more like a vortex. I did not find any offensive sounds
while playing Roll in the Hole.
The iPhone/iPod Touch version of Roll in the Hole costs ninety-nine
cents, and the universal build sells for two dollars and ninety-nine
cents. I feel this is a great price for the level of content. Plus they
plan on adding levels in the future. I am very curious to see what other
ideas they have for PoPo. Family Friendly Gaming was provided a
reviewable copy of this game.
The controls in Roll in the Hole are super simple. Press on the right
side of the screen to go to the right. Press on the left side to go to
the left. The rest is up to you. Now getting to the hole is a completely
different story. The levels in Roll in the Hole are unique in many ways.
The frozen treats are important because so many are needed to unlock
additional worlds. Roll in the Hole is a fun game to play that is also
very addicting. I knew I could do better and get all three of the winter
treats.
I learned when to go fast, and when to go slow thanks to Roll in the
Hole. This app teaches certain spots need different strategies. I
appreciate the lengths PoPo goes to - to stop the thief. If only all the
police would do the same thing. I still have not gotten certain things
back that were stolen from me decades ago. Roll in the Hole is an
exceptionally good title on this platform. I am very thankful that I was
able to review it.
- Paul
Graphics: 94%
Sound: 92%
Replay/Extras: 90%
Gameplay: 90%
Family Friendly Factor: 88%
System: iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad
Publisher:
Chillingo
Rating: ‘4+’ - 4+
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