[etoys-notify] Red Bull X-Fighters (iPhone) Review

[sellyanes]

Xendex and Iplay have been making games together for a few years now and these include the Nate Adams FMX series (click the link for the reviews) for java handsets. The concept and ideas haven't changed much but the execution is better than ever.

The game now carries the ubiquitous Red Bull brand and follows the X- Fighters in their world tour. All you have to do is ride your bike along the straight but bumpy track and perform as many mid air tricks as you can and land safely. Sounds simple? Well it's not. The game has very clever physics behind it and every bump on the track is taken into account for your speed and angle of rotation.

As the iPhone has an accelerometer, it would be a shame not to use it. Your bike auto accelerates but you can control the rider's centre of gravity by tilting the device left/right (or using the buttons). As he leans back the bike will start to wheelie and pick up more speed; do this in mid air and you can start back flipping.

If you ever seen clips of these guys you will have seen some of the crazy stunts they can perform. Jumping off your saddle and standing on the handlebars is apparently an everyday event. Back on the java sets, these moves were simply carried out by pressing a single button on the keypad. Xendex have made the iPhone version a little more interesting and you have to trace out shapes on the screen (similar to The Force Unleashed). Touch the screen while in mid air and the game slows down to give you time to sketch your tricks. Make full use of the slowdown as it seems you need to be quite precise and steady for the game to register all the finger moves. It does let you buffer two tricks together and is a handy way of getting big points.

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