Alphaswarm is commonly referred to as a platformer but to some Touch Arcade users it feels more like if Worms was a strategy/puzzle game. The similarities start with the unique way a level begins. You are brought to a selection screen that has a variety of actions you can place in slots. Once you go into a level with those actions you can only use them in that specific order. The number of slots varies per each level and it is your task to survey the level to see what actions/weapons you need to put in the slots to be victorious. Their is no set way to finish a level so you can feel free to think up some of the craziest ways to get through each level. You unlock these actions that include jumping, firing a rocket, and of course jet packs by completing the various levels. There are of course enemies in these levels that you either have to avoid completely or utterly destroy to win. One of my favorite things about the game is when you lose. Now that probably doesn't make any sense because no gamer want to lose but the quotes after you fail are so funny you don't mind losing as much. Some of my favorite include "My name will be remembered forever-Anonymous and "If at first you don't succeed, then maybe you've failed".
In this game you play as a round blob thing who has been engineered by scientists to save the world from invading aliens. You'd think the scientists would have known better considering what happened in Terminator when scientists created machines that could think for themselves but what the hell it works for this game.
Their are 60 levels and 12 regions total and you can replay them to get a gold star. Their are 5 different playable characters you can unlock by earning gold stars which definitely adds replayability to the game. Their are Gamecenter online leaderboards and the game is universal and supports retina display. Of course new levels have been promised in a upcoming update and I'm sure the developer will pull through with the update.
Overall this is a great game that takes a different turn on the platformer/puzzle/strategy genre and deserves to be in any ipod gamers library. I give it a 5/5 stars.Itunes Link:http://itunes.apple.com/app/alpha-swarm/id445284646?mt=8
(The game is currently on a 0.99 introductory sale so if you want it buy it now before the price goes up)
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