Today I thought I would give you all a break from the thought of Xmas shopping and look at an excellent game from the App store. In addition I have come up with a few pointers on how to get the most out of your iphones battery so read on.
The app I have chosen to review is certainly not new, in fact it has been round for at least a year. The fact that it is still in the "top 25 apps" on the App store, currently sitting at number 11, is a good indication of it's success and popularity. The game in question is,
Doodle Jump. 59p from the app store.
Don't be put off by the start up screen. Let me assure you that this clever little game is totally addictive and the in game animation is a lot of fun.
The idea behind Doodle Jump is quite simple. You play the strange little character who I assume is called Doodle! I have an affinity to this chap as, like him, I have quite a big nose lol! The aim of the game is to get as far up the screen as possible. That's it! You jump from one platform to the next and as you do so, the area you have covered vanishes so, should you fall there are no platforms to save you or, if you hit a monster you die and start again.
You control Doodle by tilting the iphone left or right, Doodle jumps for you. You also tap the screen to fire at the monsters, there is nothing else too it. There are various types of platforms, some are fixed, some move. Some break as soon as you have taken one jump from them and there are a variety of comedy monsters trying to really spoil your day. Doodle does get some help from springs and trampolines, cleverly situated on the platforms. There are also items like propeller hats, jet packs and ships that will briefly take you further up the screen.
The game play is perfect. It is relatively straightforward in the earlier stages and gets progressively harder the further you progress.
A nice feature is, that it is linked to the iphone Game Centre so you can see how well you are doing either locally or globally, in my case it's how badly! There is also a stats page in the options settings.
There are currently six different themes for Doodle Jump including Halloween, jungle, space and others so the variations are nice. All in all it is an excellent package, the game play is fun and it is one of those games that you can literally pick up and play when you have a few, spare minutes.
It is a 5/5 from me, get it you won't be disappointed.
On a different note, I am sure those of you who use the iphone 4 a lot will have noticed just how quickly the battery drains. There are steps we you can take to help prolong battery life and these are as follows.
1. Turn 3G off when not using it. To do so go to Settings> General> Network> Enable 3G OFF
2. Turn off Bluetooth when not using it. To do so go to Settings>General>Bluetooth>OFF
3. Turn off Wi-Fi if you’re not using it. Settings>Wi-Fi>Off.
4. Turn off Push Notifications. Settings>Notifications>Notifications OFF.
5. Auto adjust Brightness. Set the slider to half way and go to Settings>Brightness>Auto Brightness ON.
6. Turn off vibrate. Flip the Switch on the left side of the phone up.
7. Turn off Push Email. Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Fetch New Data>Push OFF.
8. Fetch new data manually. Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Fetch New Data set to Manually.
9. Turn off the Equalizer (EQ). Settings>iPod>EQ>OFF
I run these settings and it certainly helps my battery life.
Well that's it for another post. I will be back over the weekend with some more Xmas gift ideas. Until then stay safe and warm.
Andy
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