Review: Volley

Overview

If you think Volley has anything to do with volleyball, well...you'd be right. In fact, it's pretty much a one-on-one volleyball game where you slide, jump, and smash your way through each opponent. Will this game return your investment or does it miss its target?

Features

The game features a "Slide-Control" scheme in order to move your player around the screen. Slide your finger left or right to move the player left or right, tap on the player to make him jump and smash the ball, and you can also "flip" the controls to either your left or right hand. The game has two modes, a single-game mode where you play through the game and an endless mode that goes on, well...forever. There are 16 levels that get progressively harder as well.

The Breakdown

The Good:

The game is very simple and easy to get down. This is a great example of a pick-up-and-play type of game where you can turn it on anywhere, play for a few minutes, and then get back to whatever is was that you were doing prior. There are a lot of levels to go through and it will no doubt take you a while to complete the game. volley-level

The Bad

The controls are not as responsive as you'd like them to be. They work, but as the app proclaims: "Works really perfectly." Well...it doesn't really and that was disappointing. There also isn't much here as far as the gameplay goes. For three bucks, that price seemed a little high.

The Verdict

In the end this is a fun game, but the lack of features and the higher than usual price tag make this one a pass in my opinion. Yes, it's fun. However, it wears very thin after a few plays. For three dollars, I expect more... [gallery link="file"]