Bouncy Smash

A game that looks deceptively simple at the outset quickly throws power ups, new enemies, and new obstacles your way to make you think on your feet (balls?). The animation and design are both adorable and feel meticulously chosen to create a fun world you just can’t wait to bounce and smash in. The team at IV has created a fun pick up and play action game that’s perfect when you have a few moments to spare.

This is a very wonderfully designed game and provides countless hours of bouncy fun! Not a single in-game issue that hinders the experience as far as I’m concerned. The only major drawback for me is that (at least on iPhone X) it absolutely kills your battery. The CPU gets very warm and you can basically go from 100% battery to 20% in less than an hour. Some optimization here would be very very helpful because as it stands now I won’t play unless I’m plugged in and charging.

Graphics, sound, and gameplay are top notch. The option for competing with friends is nice too. It’s simple to play, but still very challenging, especially when dealing with trying to survive the darkness and the buzzsaws. Also, my 4 year old says, “When I’m bigger, like 5, I’ll be able to play bouncy smash better, and maybe bounce and squish their heads without them getting me.”

I think it would be cool to have a place where you can change the color of arlo’s skin in your own way and give him a new name like Jeffrey. However, it would make it possible to cheat and get all the new skins which you’re supposed to buy in the shop... Just a suggestion. - Elliott W

Great concept, really fun. However there are a few bugs I have noticed. 1. Unable to change orientation for when the headphone jack is on the left side. Players are limited to only one orientation, when they should have both options (landscape normal and landscape upside down). 2. When the alert pops up that a mission has been completed, it blocks the controls to move the character. The alert should not block the controls, even if they are overlayed on top of them. But great job on this game. The action is fun and the graphics are freakin awesome! I hope you can look into these bugs because I want to continue playing while seeing the game improve. Also if these bugs are fixed, I would give 5 stars!