Daily iPhone App: The Adventures of Timmy: Run Kitty Run
The Adventures of Timmy is the first iPhone game from New York's digital content studio Crossborders. The company recently started up a division just to work on mobile games, and Run Kitty Run is the result. It's a level-based platformer with some interesting graphic touches, a cool soundtrack, and lots of solid platforming. The basic idea is that Timmy has to run through a series of levels to rescue a girl (and recollect some lost photos), and the action is decidedly old school, sending Timmy collecting coins, jumping platforms, and even dropping down on the heads of enemies to attack, Mario-style. Get hit three times and the game restarts from the previous level, or score high at the finish to earn up to three stars per level.
There are over 36 levels in the game, and while the platforming is pretty standard (walljumps are about the most complicated maneuver, in the first few levels at least), the controls are plenty solid. Every once in a while, your thumbs will get caught in the wrong places, but that's mostly the fault of the iPhone's non-tactile screen, not the developers (who told me they're thinking about implementing a more responsive virtual D-pad anyway). Plenty of Game Center achievements add to the replayability as well.
The Adventures of Timmy is a solid game and an excellent first outing for the folks from CB Labs. It's currently available at a special launch price of just 99 cents, which means you should grab it right away.
