Cuddly pink bears are trying to hug you to death, what do you do? Shoot their heads off as rainbows shoot to out of their decapitated heads of course. Battle Bears is a shooting defense game for the iTouch/iPhone made by SkyVu Pictures. In a matter of the weeks the the game has quickly risen from the bottom to the top, and there is a good reason why.
You play as Oliver a robotic bear running on a carriage full of gold and treasure pulled by unicorns that soon trip and impale each other with their own horns. You are stuck and lost, and over the horizon a horde of pink bears trying to hug you to death, your goal is to fend off these pink bears called huggables until you help arrives. In between levels you enjoy brief cut scenes that will actually make you laugh and will also introduce you to your newest weapon you can add to your arsenal.
The game plays much like Metal Gear Touch where you stand behind a barrier shooting enemies. What sets Battle Bears apart from Metal Gear is that you must fight off hordes of enemies that are constantly advancing towards you. You have a barrier that your enemies must break through first in order to actually hurt you, while playing early on in the game this might seem easy, but as you progress to higher levels you will soon find yourself overwhelmed with pink freaks. But you are not left alone with just a gun, you are given special weapons such as a unicorn horn crossbow allowing you to shoot through enemies or a swear microphone immobilizing the on coming enemies.
In Metal Gear Touch, you need to zoom with a scope in to pick off far away enemies. This is not the case in Battle Bears where there is no zoom. If you ever have the need to snipe on coming huggables (they come to you so there's no need, but still) the aiming is very precise and you can manage to pull off a head shot given your aiming is good enough. The aiming works perfectly close range as it does far. The shooting mechanics work like a charm and flow like water.
All in all Battle Bears is a great game with great value. It is easy to pick up and play and you'll find yourself hooked once you start. With a price of only $.99 it is seriously worth your money if you are looking for a good game to play on your iTouch/iPhone. The satisfaction of seeing the rainbows blasting out of the huggables' heads when you kill them never gets old and always manages to put a smile on your face.
Gameplay: 8
Good aiming and shooting minus the occasional frame rate issue
Presentation: 7
Charming, though cut scenes are a bit cheap.
Lasting Appeal: 7
Survival mode will keep you busy after camaign
Over All: 22/30
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