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October 23, 2008
I'll be frank, I love my Plank.
I just love my iPhone and all the apps and games that are available for it. One of my favorite new games is Plank, (iTune link) from our friends over at Strange Flavour (who created such classics as Airburst and Bushfire) and Freeverse. Plank is similar to their ToySight games, only it's been shrunk down for iPhone, steampunked up, and utilizes the iPhone's accelerometer as a control.
It's a simple game... balance the marbles on the plank by tilting the iPhone left and right, and roll them to match falling marbles of the same color. Match up three or more to score points and remove the marbles. Your goal is to clear the marbles quickly or the weight will be too much for the steam-powered plank, and it will do as overloaded steam-powered planks do... explode!
I like Plank because it starts out rather relaxing, as marbles drift down from the sky in front of serene backgrounds. But of course you know this won't last forever, and Plank gets more and more challenging as new marbles drop down to wreak steam-powered plank havoc. The graphics are just gorgeous, the gameplay is really fun, audio is superb, and there's some neat easter eggs too! It's a perfect example of a perfect iPhone game... visually stunning and fun, perfect for a quick play while in a line-up, or a longer session while traveling, watching TV, or just geeking out.
Plank has three difficulty levels, from Normal to the aply named Nnnnaaaarghh! It's only $1.99, so you won't blow all your marbles on it, and I think you'll love it. (Unless you are the guy who has to repair those overloaded steam-powered planks. :D )
Read more for another screen shot, and a video of the gameplay!
Posted by Snaggy at October 23, 2008 02:56 PM