Box n' Bug for the iPhone and iPod Touch Video Review
Box n' Bug shows the evolutionary nature of games in the app store. Last year, we got Tiki Totems, a fine stack-em game. Now, Box n' Bug takes that same concept, but adds clever original features, and fun graphics to make a unique and addictive game.
As the spider (hey spiders, aren't bugs, they're arachnids.. anyhow) you swing back and forth, dropping boxes with the goal of stacking them as high as possible. There are different strategies, ranging from the single stack, to the wide-and-high method. Along the way you can zap misplaced boxes, and make others "sticky" with a web making it easier to continue to stack. These special moves are limited, and you can gain additional moves by reaching certain stacking heights.
All in all, especially for 99 cents, it takes a simple concept and makes it its own with a few simple tweaks.
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