Review: iPhone App - Minigore: Episode 1

This has got to be one of the most fun games I have played on my iPod Touch.  The app/game is called "Minigore"  and it is a top-down, dual-pad shooter.  You can buy Minigore on the App Store here.

Minigore is set in a cartoon-y, box-y world where the main character (John Gore) is trapped in a land of Furries.  He must use his unlimited-ammo, automatic-fire gun to kill the never ending horde.  That is the main storyline.

What makes this game fun is pretty much just the simplicity of it.  Kill the bad guys, don't get killed.  There aren't any obstacles that you can't go through (but Furries can be hidden in bushes sometimes), and that means nothing to get cornered by (although there are edges of the map you have to stay away from).  This game is great for people that have a lot of time on their hands, but nothing to fill it with.

There are four types of Furries.  The first is a small Minifurry.  This is tiny, but hides well in bushes.  The second kind is a normal Furry.  With each shot, a Minifurry spawns from it until it dies.  Then there's the Giant Furry.  When shot enough, this Furry explodes into Furries, which turn into Minifurries when shot at.  The final type is the Firefurry.  This Furry can run faster than John Gore himself.

As with any shooting game, you get more weapons.  The simplicity of this game is that there is no need to change weapons.  Actually, while playing, there is no need to pick your fingers up from the dual-pads at all.  Your first weapon is a machine gun with unlimited ammo.  This weapon sends out a continuous stream of bullets whichever direction the character is facing.  The second weapon is a shotgun with 10 shells, 3 bullets each.  You can find this weapon by picking up a crate dropped by a Furry.  The third weapon is an exploding booby trap in which sends out multiple bullets in every direction.  To make this happen, just shoot the crate enough times with bullets.  The final "weapon" is a 'beast mode' to where John becomes a giant demon-thing.  If you pick up 3 clovers dropped by various Furries, you will turn into the beast and can stomp Furries into the ground!

Future updates include
          Bluetooth multi-player
          Multiple characters
          Insane mode
          More enemies
          More health
          Radar (Furry Sense)

Again, this is my favorite iPhone app and I will be playing it often!  To get it, go here.


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