Chillingo Releases Puzzle Game TwinGo!
TwinGo! ($0.99) by Chillingo Ltd puts a pair of twins at your command. Fuyu, a fireball, and Natsu, an ice ball, lost their stars across three different worlds.
In a word, this game is addictive. Being a Chillingo title, you would expect it to be top notch, and it certainly lives up to that reputation.
The levels are simple, just floating platforms above the ocean, but the gameplay is much more. Swipe in any direction to move the twins and they will both go in that direction.
This works for keeping them together, but it also means needing to keep watch that a move won’t drop either of them off the edge of the platform.
You’ll need to navigate the twins to colored springs that will launch them to the next level. Just make sure to put Fuyu the fireball on the orange spring, and Natsu the ice ball on the blue spring. Figuring out how to switch them around is like trying to move a couch up a stairwell.
Strategically placed walls will work to your favor because they provide ways for one of the twins to move while the other stays place. Not working in your favor are “crackers” (tiles that can only be moved on once) and other surprises.
Three stars are available in each of the 90 levels. You’ll need to collect enough to unlock the next two worlds. The game does a good job of starting off simple enough for earning stars, until gradually becoming more difficult.
The characters, animation, and soundtrack all come together in a perfect package. Everything about this game is simple, yet complex at the same time.
There have been some complaints on the App Store page about the app crashing. This seems to be the trend for those with iOS 5.1. If you do run into the app crashing, the developer recommends uninstalling and reinstalling, though they are also working on an update to correct it.
So you're still reading this article, when you could be heading into the App Store right now?
