

For example, there are only two modes, and one of them is basically the same as the classic Fruit Ninja. In some respects, Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots isn't as complete an experience as the original. Magic beans also fly across the screen from time to time, and if you manage to slice one of those you'll get a slew of bonus points or a precious, precious extra life. There are no real tactics to the game - it's more about concentration and precision. Slash a bomb and it's an instant Game Over. Those expecting to just wiggle a finger around the screen to achieve a high score won't last long, as the game throws bombs into the mix as well.


You get bonuses for slashing multiple pieces at once, as well as for randomly allocated critical hits. If it falls off the screen before you've hacked it you lose a life. Fruit bounces around the screen, and you have to slice it into pieces using your finger. It happened to Angry Birds, and now it's happened to Fruit Ninja.įruit Ninja: Puss in Boots is a tie-in with DreamWorks's Shrek spin-off, which adds feline tomfoolery and a few new skins to the already familiar fruit-destroying action.īut has it done enough to make fruit-slicing addicts want to shell out again, or should it have been left at the bottom of the tree to be digested by wasps and flies? Knee deep in melon corpsesįor those of you who haven't played Fruit Ninja before, the aim is simple. You know a smartphone game has done well when it gets some attention from Hollywood.
