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Hill Billy (iPhone Game Review)

31 March 2009

It is a problem that we can all relate with. Gigantic mutant rabbits are stealing your carrots. You can either show some mercy, letting the poor hungry rabbits eat a few, or you can grab your shotgun. Well in this game, you are Hill Billy: the worlds largest carrot grower, and if I learned two things in this game, its that Hill Billy hates rabbits, and sure loves himself some carrots. He loves carrots so much he even has portraits of creepy carrot families with fake teeth and gold chains (and a portrait of a pig whom is apparently his best friend).

The game is actually very impressive in some ways. The developers did a nice job creating an eerie atmosphere (the occasional crow sound is a nice touch in the first level) and the 3D graphics are among the best Ive seen yet on the iPhone. All motion is controlled by tilting the phone back and forth and side to side. Its not a bad system, but it forces you to sit upright and play looking almost straight down, which started hurting my neck after some time. The gun is fired by simply tapping the screen and is always aimed at whatever is dead center in frame. Each level is a mix between first, finding a given weapon and then second, shooting up a variety of very large, green blooded and somewhat cyborgish rabbits (some of which wear stylish cowboy hats). Hill Billy Best Friend The game was fun and certainly pulled me into a creepy atmosphere, but I finished the first two levels within a half hour and expect that there is not too much more to play before finishing the 5 levels. I stopped on level three after my failed attempt to locate the dungun. If someone has a screen shot of where it is please post it to the forum. The game is worth a play. You will have to decide on the price point. iTunes Link:
Hill Billy

tony
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