I Say Aye to Eyegore!

(written by guest author Tim Giron. follow Tim on Twitter @timgiron)

eyegore-icon Arriving just in time for Halloween, Eyegore’s Eye Blast [iTunes] is a frightfully fun game from Retro Dreamer, the creators of Sneezies. Beautifully crafted screens transport you to the lair of Eyegore, the evil flying eyeball with the fashionable hat, where you are taunted with a vast array of challenges and puzzles. Gameplay is easy to grasp: you control the aim and release for a rusty cannon which fires variously colored eyeballs at a swinging, spinning mass of, you guessed it, more eyeballs. Match 3 or more of the same color and they are cleared. Score extra points for clearing longer chains and for releasing other eyes which become detached in the process. Be careful where you aim, though. If the clump becomes too big and touches the line just above the cannon, it’s game over!

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Clever use of the accelerometer allows you to swing the hanging mass from side to side, setting up the perfect (or not so perfect) shot. You can bank shots off the walls to hit the opposite side of the clump, but if you miss completely, you will be penalized with random additional eyes added to the mix. In later rounds, specialty eyes (like one that instantly clears all of the same color) are added for even more fun as you try to figure out the best strategy to put them to use.

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This game is highly replayable and extremely addictive. The first time I sat down to check it out, I was immediately engaged and spent well over an hour playing. The steampunkish graphics are top notch (the animated eyeballs swivel and blink independently), the music is imaginatively immersive and the squishy eyeball sounds are great. You can also listen to music from the iPod, a feature that I always appreciate and which really enhances the replayability factor.

Online leaderboard and other community features are integrated with AGON Online by Aptocore.

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I eagerly await further offerings from the developer as they work their way through the rest of the allergy and cold symptoms. We’ve already had the Sneezies and now the bloodshot, irritated eyeballs of Eyegore. Could Frannie’s Fevered Flying Fantasy be next?

At the time of this writing, Eyegore’s Eye Blast [iTunes] was a flat out steal at 99 cents.

October 10, 2009 | Filed Under Games 

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