Quick Look: Memogascar: Escape From Africa for iPhone
The first thing you might be wondering is “what does this have to do with the popular set of animated films from Dreamworks?” The best I can tell, the answer to that is “nothing”. The title is just a clever play on words that suprisingly hasn’t gotten them a nice letter from a lawyer yet. Anyway, back to the game itself. Memogascar is a charming little memory game that is definitely geared towards the younger gamers. And no, I don’t mean young at heart – I actually got somewhat bored with it after a couple of times playing.
One Ring To View Them All
There are 15 levels, and each level requires you to make a certain number of matches before you can move on to the next level. In Memogascar you are matching animals that are trapped in crates. As you match the animals they will flee their cages, which will then go away. You’re not quite out of the woods yet, however. There is a heart meter at the bottom of the screen, and when that gets filled up a new row of crates appear at the bottom of the screen. In addition to simply matching animals to clear the board, there are three bonuses at the beginning of each level to help you. The heart icon resets the heart meter. The ring icon temporarily shows you every creature on the board, and the key icon unlocks every instance of one group of creatures.
The graphics are cute. The portraits inside of the crates are well done, and the animations when the creatures are fleeing should keep the kids amused. There are some redraw issues at times that cause a line to appear across the screen briefly, but it’s not significant enough to detract from gameplay any. The sound effects are okay, but it would have been cool to hear the animals making noises as they were fleeing. Also, there is no music, though you can start up your own music before playing the game. Just make sure you have a good kid’s album on your device.
Memogascar is a nice little package for 99 cents. The graphics are decent, the animations when you free animals are cool, and the constantly shifting board as new rows come from the bottom of the screen is a nice addition the memory game genre. As long as you keep in mind that this is a game geared towards kids, it’s definitely worth adding to your colleciton at such a low price.
Final Verdict: Recommended
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