Skybound

Some of the best things in life are the simplest. This is definitely true of Skybound. On the surface, it seems like such a simple concept - keep the ball moving upwards by drawing a virtual cloud to bounce it higher. There really isn't much more to it than that, but that simplicity is what makes this game so worthwhile.

As mentioned, the goal is to bounce the ball upwards by drawing a virtual springboard cloud to bounce your ball higher and higher. There are power ups that temporarily increase your bounce and other's that cause your ball to bounce at a lower height. Drawing is handled by simply drawing a line across the screen. The direction of the ball is controlled by the angle you draw your cloud line so it's not just random hopping and bouncing.

The graphics in this game are simplistic, but very beautiful at the same time. As your ball travels up, you get higher and higher until, well, you can play the game to find out. Needless to say, this was a pleasant surprise and considering the direction I was going.

The heart of the game is the quick and simple "pick up and play" nature of the game. Leaving the game saves your position so you can alway hop right back where you left off. The truely addictive quality is striving to be the top player in the online leader board by just playing that "one more game". There are very few games that have you wanting to just get that one more shot, and this is definitely one of those games.

Kudo's to the developer for creating such a great game from a deviously simple concept. This game is on the first page of my iPod and will remain there for a long time. I highly recommend this game if you are a fan of games like Arknoid or Pong with a little more strategy and interactivity.

This game is simple, fast paced and relaxing at the same time. The art has a sort of washed out look to it, with a very surreal level design. Been playing this game more than ANY of the $10 games.

You draw clouds with your finger to get the ball higher and higher. The clouds disappear after a few seconds and you have to draw another when the ball is near. It has easy, normal and boss modes with online high scores for normal and boss. It has challenges which are like achievements. You can resume after hitting the home or the power button. It's simple to play, but takes skill to get higher scores.

I bought this game on a whim, not knowing what to expect. Turns out, it's now one of my favorite games for the iPhone. It's such a simple game, yet endlessly playable. It has everything it should have: goals, unlockables, online high scores, etc. Get it while it's on sale, I doubt you'll regret it.

This game is real fun but you should add a pause option and maybe some more power ups and modes and unlockables

The graphics remind me of Yoshi's Island or Paper Mario kinda. It's a fun game for young and old.

If you can stand the occasionally annoying controls and levels which result in cheap deaths, it's a pretty fun game.

There's a bug when you exit the app while in the middle of a game, the game will slow down when you relaunch the app. Don't know if it's just a problem on the 3gs though. Despite that, 5 stars