Give Rasta Monkey a few extra points for creativity. Not since a pair of Italian plumber brothers on a quest to save a princess has there been such a unique backstory to a game.
This one focuses on a particular Rastafarian monkey who swings his way across the jungle, collecting various fruits so his father can make a big, refreshing fruit shake. From the description at the App Store:
You need to collect dem fruits for mi special fruit-shake before mi head go CHAKA CHAKA!… Now go lung, make yah madda proud!
Swing left and right by pressing a finger against either side of the screen, and use two fingers to swing in a circle to pick up steam and propel yourself to another branch. Lift up both fingers at exactly the right time to fling yourself in the right direction.
The controls are easy to grasp, but even with a lot of practice the timing is stubborn. Sometimes you travel the way you intend to, and sometimes you don’t. It’s a little discouraging, but usually you get a few shots before you fall to your death. And if you do, you probably just passed one of the many checkpoints, mon.
Rasta Monkey isn’t great – it’s not even the best swingin’ animal game for the iPhone (see Sway) - but it is pretty good. It’s worth a buck, and a few updates could make it even better.
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- Rasta Monkey
- Score: 3.50/5.0
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