There is a lot to like about Woolly the Jumper. The game is very stylish and has fun background music. You play as a sheep running from a crazed farmer who robs you of both wool and life.

Rating: 4+
System: iPhone/ iPod Touch
Developer: Assyria Game Studio
Genre: Platformer/ Sidescroller

PASS

Woolly uses a trajectory based system to jump from one platform to another across the screen. As you complete these jumps, you can collect cherries to add to your points. There are 4 levels and each increases in difficulty. The jumping is fun but it soon gets frustrating. The trajectory is not perfect. Although the angles all looked correct, I still sometimes missed ledges and ended up back at the first jump. If this were the only issue, the games would still be very addictive. You’ll notice I said “if.” Sadly, it isn’t the case. Woolly is being chased to a farmer who is looking steal your wool. As he takes the wool, he also takes one of your lives. I found it nearly impossible to escape the farmer because once the farmer entered the screen, I was unable to jump or dodge him. This is the biggest problem with the game. Woolly also has a couple of bugs. Sometimes, after completing a series of jumps, my sheep would disappear from the screen entirely. Then the farmer would show up and I’d be out a life.

Fortunately, Woolly the Jumper also comes in a Lite version. I recommend trying it before you buy it.

Woolly the Jumper is Available from the Apps Store for $.99. Woolly the Jumper Lite is also available from the Apps Store and it is free.

Review product was provided by Assyria Games and does not affect the outcome of this review.

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