Review: Ms. ‘Splosion Man is an explosively fun platformer for iOS
In Twisted Pixel’s $3 Ms. ‘Splosion Man for iOS, you star as an explosive molecule that has come to life. She has the personality of a hyperactive Barbie doll with an extreme penchant for shoes… and blowing up all the boy scientists she finds. Like any good escaped lab experiment, your goal is to break free and cause general mayhem on the way out.
Twisted Pixel is the development team behind Ms. ‘Spolsion Man, a game company that’s no stranger on the Xbox Live Arcade circuit with the entire ‘Splosion Man series and other titles, including The Gunstringer. However, Ms. ‘Splosion Man is the developer’s first foray into the mobile game market on the iOS platform, as a universal app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Ms. ‘Splosion Man pretty much plays out like any side-scrolling platformer, except the twist here you don’t jump, you ‘splode (or explode, if you want to get technical) into the air. Tapping on anywhere on the screen will let you ‘splode up to three times before you have to touch a surface again to refill you charges. Meanwhile, left and right movement is handled by pair of virtual buttons on the left side of the screen.
Despite some early concerns about virtual touchscreen controls, I found that they actually lend a surprising amount of precision. I had no problems pulling off dozens of wall jumps and even “threading the needle” through a pair of deadly electric barriers.
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