A Gaming Diary
Doodle Jump (iPhone)
“THIS OUR MOST AMAZING UPDATE EVER!”
That’s what the release notes said.
So I downloaded the update to see what was so amazing.
In the jungle...
You can play the game with an optional rainforest theme, which looks nice, but covers up important parts of the screen.
Um…
Okay…
Er…
Sorry, I don’t get it. These novelty themes for Doodle Jump are interesting for a game or so, but aren’t anywhere near as good as the original theme when it comes to actually playing them. If they had separate leaderboards there might be some sort of point to them, but without that, I really don’t see why they exist. I could just get some shiny star-shaped stickers and put them on my iPhone screen and call it Galaxy mode, it wouldn’t amount to the same thing.
Doodle Jump’s one of the very best games on the iPhone, though it took me a long time to realise that. These other themes do nothing but add novelty and annoyance. As soon as the novelty wears off, which doesn’t take long, all your left with is the annoyance.
Still, nice rain effect in that forest theme, I’ll give them that.
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