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TUAW Giveaway: Chuck Gnome
Chuck Gnome was chosen as our Daily App here on the site about a month ago, and now Movable Sprites has offered us a few copies to give away to you readers. Since we last posted about it, the game has updated to version 1.1 and added in a new episode, a new mini game, new music, and lots more. Plus, the price was lowered to 99 cents (and there's still a lite version available for you to check out). But if a buck is still too much for you to check out this gnome tossin' good time, you can enter below to win one of 10 copies from TUAW and Movable Sprites! To enter the giveaway, leave us a comment telling us what you'd like to chuck Chuck at in real life. Here are the official rules: Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older. To enter, leave a comment telling us what real-life object, place, or thing you'd like to throw Chuck Gnome at. The comment must be left before midnight on Monday, September 6, 2010, 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time. You may enter only once. Ten winners will be selected. All will receive one promo code for Chuck Gnome, valued at $0.99 each. Click Here for complete Official Rules. Good luck!
TUAW's Daily App: Chuck Gnome
At first glance, I thought Chuck Gnome was kind of gimmicky -- haven't we had enough of doodles and birds and cute little characters? But it is a fun little arcade game (I would say try the lite version before you jump in for the full US$1.99). The game has you slingshotting a gnome at various moving targets; it's kind of like a reverse Skee-ball. The twist comes in when you tilt the iPhone. You can move the field of view in a kind of false 3D vision that allows you to see outside of the normal playing field and hit some shots that wouldn't be possible otherwise. It's fun! The free version only has one full level and one mini level, but in the main game, you can unlock a few other stages to play with. The game is very casual. You can use a rapid-fire technique to toss as many gnomes as possible, or you can go with a little more accuracy and try to build up a bonus. It's cute and fun, but it's not a hugely complicated title. It's a simple distraction with some excellent production values. Tomorrow, we'll have to highlight something a little less casual. So, stay tuned for that one.
