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A few years ago, an oft-asked question at mobile games conferences was, "Where is mobile's Mario?" It was essentially shorthand for the eternal search for the killer app, the game that brings serious heat to the platform that hosts it. For the NES, that was Super Mario Bros. For the Genesis, it was Sonic the Hedgehog. Xbox had Halo. Unfortunately, mobile never really had a killer app; the closest it got was Tetris or Bejeweled, both perennial bestsellers. If the iPhone even needs a killer app is open to debate -- after all, the platform needs little help getting attention. But now it has one now, whether it wants it or
A few years ago, an oft-asked question at mobile games conferences was, "Where is mobile's Mario?" It was essentially shorthand for the eternal search for the killer app, the game that brings serious heat to the platform that hosts it. For the NES, that was Super Mario Bros. For the Genesis, it was Sonic the Hedgehog. Xbox had Halo. Unfortunately, mobile never really had a killer app; the closest it got was Tetris or Bejeweled, both perennial bestsellers. If the iPhone even needs a killer app is open to debate -- after all, the platform needs little help getting attention. But now it has one now, whether it wants it or not.
Rolando, developed by Hand Circus and published by ngmoco, is a brilliant puzzle-adventure game, loaded with fab personality. You must save the pop-up book Rolandoland from an invasion of nasty little shadow creatures by using your benevolent powers as the deity-like Finger. (That's what the little roly-poly Rolandos refer to you as.) You can manipulate objects in the world, such as twisting windmills or releasing bombs from little storage boxes. But the main action is tilting. Since the Rolandos are little balls, you tilt your iPhone from side to side, rolling your friends ever closer to the exit inside each obstacle-filled stage. Each stage has a required number of Rolandos that must escape if you want to unlock the next stage.
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Release date: 18 December 2008
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