Hey everyone. It’s been a while since my last post, but I’m back to bore you with my ramblings again. This time, I’m reviewing a game from the Apple App Store for the iPhone/iPod Touch, called Minigore. Minigore was created by Chillingo Ltd, and costs $.99. The game is rated 9+ by Apple.

Minigore is a very simple shooter, where you play the character John Gore, who is on a quest to kill a bunch of furries (they come in 3 sizes). There is only one forest map, making the game very simple to play, but incredibly addicting. The game looks great (it has a storybook art style), and has one of the best control schemes I’ve seen on the iPhone. There are 2 virtual control sticks, one of which controls movement, while the other controls the weapon (more on those later). You can use both sticks at the same time, moving in one direction while shooting in another, something other games don’t let you do.

Minigore Controls.

The weapons in the game are fairly simple. You are equipped with a machine gun by default, which has unlimited ammo. As you kill furries, you collect little clovers (well, that’s what I call them). After collecting 3 of them, you get a shotgun, which can shoot 2 shells at a time and has a limited amount of ammo. You will be unlock a couple of things, like a helper (in episode 4), but the game is simple – you keep killing furries until you get bitten twice.

John Gore, chased by a few medium furries.

Overall, I would suggest minigore. It’s only a buck, and you can get lots of entertainment out of it.

Also, Episode 2 has been submitted to apple, and is going to contain a furrie locater, extra bite resistance (3 instead of 2), and the ability to restore playing where you left off.

Pros:

• Fun Gameplay
• Good controls
• Addicting

Cons:

• Single Map
• Nothing extra to do becides kill furries

Rating: 8/10