Thursday, November 28, 2013

Play this: 'Icycle: On Thin Ice' is bizarre platforming fun on iOS


There are few games that let you play as a nearly naked man riding a bicycle through a frozen wonderland, but Icycle: On Thin Ice is happy to fill that niche. The latest mobile release from the developer behind Wonderputt, Icycle is a surprisingly challenging platform game with a bizarre sense of humor. The controls are simple: on screen buttons let you move left and right, and you can tap the screen to jump. You can also pull out an umbrella to slow your descent on particularly high jumps. While touchscreen platform games are typically frustrating, the controls in Icycle are delightfully tight and responsive. When you die, it's usually because of a poorly timed jump, though the level design can lead to some annoyingly frustrating...


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