BTEC Media Studies Jun.2014 | Page 7

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Clumsy Bird

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TOP FREE APPS

reviews

5

Top 4

right now

Clumsy Bird

- Candy Mobile

Facebook

- FaceBook

Whatsapp

- WhatsApp Inc

Unroll Me

- Turbo Chill

whiskers and nose, her hair turned blue, and she receives some pink cat ears. It seems that she enjoys Tokyo, is very sweet, little shy and acts like a playful child, but can be a rebel since she can vandalize an entire subway station.

Endless Running Game

A genre of video games in which the player must dodge obstacles as they automatically and continuously scroll onto the screen, with the simple goal of not crashing into anything for as long as possible. When these games offer any sort of context as to why the player character can’t slow down or stop, it's usually framed as an escape sequence.

A game in this genre is essentially one big Auto-Scrolling Level. In most cases the player character's position is fixed in the dimension in which the playfield scrolls, and the player controls movement in the other dimension(s). The fixed scrolling typically leads to difficulty by acceleration and faster gameplay. Furthermore, every run entails a sequence of randomly generated obstacles, so the player must rely on flexes and reaction time.

By design these games are Endless Games; the player never actually "wins", and instead the long-term goal is simply to earn a better high score. Many of these games also let the player collect virtual coins or money during each run, offering enhancements such as powerups that improve chances of a better score during the next run.

Most games in this genre are Web Games or Mobile Phone Games. Some started on one platform and expanded to the others.

All-in-all, Subway Surfers stands out because it takes a very popular and established formula and iterates on it in a few important ways. The mission system is varied enough to provide you with a reason to keep coming back to the game, the characters are fun, quirky and charming and the additions that Kiloo and Sybo have added to the gameplay, really make it something special and it is definitely a game that deserves a spot in your games folder. Subway Surfers officially revitalized the endless genre, so jump on board because the train’s leaving the station.