The latest apps reviewed
The first of this week's apps is a game that is currently spreading between the pockets of the iPhone-owning fraternity at a ferocious pace. While it might not reach the status of the likes of Angry Birds, it's fair to say Tiny Tower (App Store, NimbleBit, free) is becoming a sensation.
The simple strategy game charges players with building and managing a tower block, placing amenities and residential blocks on each floor to keep the occupants entertained and employed.
It doesn't sound riveting, but as with favourites such as Farmville and, further back, Sim City, developer NimbleBit has managed to create an experience that is in equal parts compelling and rewarding. At times, it can feel a touch more compulsive than fun, but Tiny Tower is undoubtedly a charmingly brilliant game.
SuperRope (App Store, Craneballs Studios, free) also plays on our desire to scrape the sky. It's a vertically oriented rope climbing game full of character and hyperactive energy and there's some fantastic fun to be had. However, as with Tiny Tower, the game's addictive properties tend to slightly outweigh its ability to entertain.
Both games are free, which is a bonus, although both require parting with a bit of real cash if premium content is to be enjoyed – an increasingly common trick in the mobile game market.
Tiny Tower's strategy offering is a little more special than SuperRope's action gameplay, but both make for ideal distractions during those moments when the kettle boils and you're looking to avoid real work.
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/31/tiny-tower-superrope-apps-review
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