Bubble Pets (or Bubble Pets: 8-BIT RETRO ACTION TWITCH, if you want to use his full name) is one of those games so simple as to be ashamed when they are described. This is very normal and retract the whack-a-mole: the animal appears, is out of hiding for a second and in that time frame must be hammered or touch it, to cool before it disappears again. There will be millions of such games: what exception Bubble Pets?
Yes, you would not have expected, but I decided to review it only for the 8-bit graphics! I guess that is not exactly a surprise, since even I've lost count of the number of titles with this feature that I reviewed ... but we must make it clear that beyond the personal taste in terms of aesthetics, Bubble Pets is a simple game, but definitely well done.
The mechanics is utterly trivial: at each level (there are 10 in total) there is an animal that you should not hit, while all others must be promptly destroyed. You have 5 lives left, and every time you hit the animal is prohibited or not you hit one of the other life goes up in smoke. The nice thing about Bubble Pets is committed to that as best he can handle even the most banal gameplay, while introducing a series of unexpected items that surprise and tear a smile. In almost all levels appear from time to time the bulky items that might obstruct the view: in the level of the aircraft are clouds ... and so far, all set. But in a city-wide get-style ape King Kong climbs up and down the front where we need to track the animals, and what appears on the moon is actually a huge green dinosaur! To break the monotony, every 2 or 3 levels of play, there are bonus levels where you can increase your score and collect extra lives. You can also trigger a Fever Mode, which messes the game exponentially, making it as psychedelic color and pace of the game.
Again it is best not to ask too many questions: actually one of the most fascinating side of the game is just that. Bubble Pets not even try to tell a story, the game is honest: it's just a charming, likeable nonsense with which to spend a few minutes, but not really any pretension. Provides a good longevity for a title like this, with ten levels of increasing difficulty and a game mode unlocked (199X) of high difficulty for the real fanatics.
The only thing a bit 'pretentious of this game is the price: 1.59 € are a bit' more than what you expect to spend for a game so simple. However, in its banality this game is an example of style and also care: well-constructed in its entirety, Bubble Pets is a nearly flawless game, and even if he can not steal more than a few minutes, with its frantic gameplay can however, to have fun.
Bubble Pets is available on the App Store for € 1.59
