Without the impressive tech-demo flourishes of the Kinect launch title – like voice commands and seeing the wild cats mimic your full-body motions – the iPad version boils Kinectimals down to its core elements. But Kinectimals is actually an impressive effort, one that's simpler and less alluring on the whole, but still offers a lot of solid content at a much, much tinier price point than its console counterpart. Whatever the decision that led to this surprising reversal, it's admittedly strange to be playing a game designed exclusively for Kinect – and with the word still in its title – on an iPad.
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What's Kinectimals doing on the App Store? Microsoft's virtual pet simulator arrived alongside its Xbox Live companion app last month a stunning move from a company that previously only supported its own Windows Phone platform with mobile content.
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Notching 10 crates in each of the first two stages opens up the next, plus your collected grand total unlocks new weapons over time.
Most of the time, you'll struggle to hit double-digits in any given attempt. Even the tiniest enemy contact ends your game, so the race to collect the most crates takes on an insane tempo marked by precise movement and skillful weapon usage. Each collected crate grants you a new weapon – like a shotgun, rocket launcher, reflecting blade gun, or short-range katana – but also amps up the flow of enemies emerging from the top of the screen. arcade game, but the goal here is unique: collect as many randomly appearing crates in each level before perishing. Super Crate Box's three stages look like facsimiles of the original Mario Bros. However, while the individual attempts may span mere seconds, it's tough to resign yourself to quitting without first knocking back a couple dozen consecutive tries. Hailing from Vlambeer, the studio behind Serious Sam: The Random Encounter, Super Crate Box began life in 2010 as a free Flash game but seems best at home on iOS devices, where the quick-hit sessions can fill the various spare moments in your day.
Like Super Meat Boy before it, Super Crate Box will kick your ass time and time again – and if you're anything like us and the untold number of iPad and iPhone gamers that racked up a few million collected crates on the first day of release, you'll take it with a smile and ask for more.