Ok ... where do I even begin...
I LOVE IT!
The premise of this game is very simple: You are a magical robot unicorn - jumping to and from platforms in an equally magical landscape to the sweet sounds of Erasure's "Always." Not sure what song I am referring to? No worries ... got you covered.
Erasure "Always"
Ok, so back to the game. You get points based on the amount of time you stay alive. You also get rewards for collecting fairies and smashing stars. You get three attempts (the game calls them "wishes") to make it as far as you can, with your final score being the sum of the three.
The game is seemingly easy to play, as you only have two buttons to worry about: the JUMP and DESTROY button (unless you change the settings to motion activated, which makes it a little harder to control).
To the regular game connoisseur it may be a little underwhelming, but in any event it will become addicting. I downloaded it and at first play I saw myself getting really involved - making sure the volume was turned all the way up so I could jam to the 1994 synth-pop tunage my iPod was spewing out, wondering what lay beyond the point my unicorn was demolished.
It may seem that it only has one level, but in actuality the scenery changes each time you play - so the jumps, fairies, and stars are seemingly in different places.
I simply cannot put my finger on why this game is so addicting in nature, but trust me it is well worth the 99 cents I chucked out on my debit card.
Now some people were warded off because they thought it was too "girly" and lacked masculinity. Well have no fear, because the good people at [adult swim] games created a more - robust version. Check out "Robot Unicorn Attack: Heavy Metal" - a steroidal version of the original.
Switching new wave for heavy metal, rainbows for fire, and stars for pentagrams, this is a mans-mans alternative to the frills of the first.
