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Feb042011

Review: League of Evil (iOS)

You may have heard rumblings about some magical unicorn of a game, a game that is the closest thing to playing Super Meat Boy on your iPhone/iPod. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that game happens to be League of Evil. Funny thing is -- it's actually not that funny -- all of those comparisons are true and even more surprising, the game is actually a lot of fun. Now that I think about it, that's probably not too surprising either. I'm terrible at this, aren't I?

The secret of its success? Not a young Michael J. Fox, but the lack of a need for absolute perfection. A game with physical controls can allow for extreme precision, but a touch screen needs an openness for error. I am not saying the game is butterflies and double rainbows -- the controls are occasionally unresponsive -- but it was developed with its platform in mind and that is something to appreciate.

Who doesn't enjoy punching the occasional scientist to death?

If you are unfamiliar with Super Meat Boy and thus, unknowing of the gameplay that League of Evil mirrors; it is essentially a platformer. A more detailed description is that it is a platformer focused on precision and speed. You jump (or double jump) over obstacles, avoid hazards, act like a wall hugging hippy, and run/punch into the occasional bad guy. The goal of each level is to reach a scientist and punch him into a cloud of pixelated blood (possible new domain?).

Speaking of pixelated blood, the game is portrayed in absolutely beautiful pixelated art. Guess what? I am kind of a fan if you couldn't already tell (look at site name, while reading in robot voice). To go along with the visual delight, the music is fantastic and manages to be one of the few iOS games I play without muting. The only real downside is that the controls occasionally feel off, but that happens on rare occasions and doesn't take away from the collective experience. Best of all, League of Evil is only one dollar -- oh, how the app store has spoiled us -- and you really can't say no to that.

 

 

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