Black Mamba Racer

Jeff Scott — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:13:57 +0000

Black Mamba Racer

By Jeff Scott on October 20th, 2008
Our Rating: :: RECOMMENDED
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad

Black Mamba Racer is a top-down arcade racer that provides some good fun at a cheap price

Developer: Starbyte
Price: $1.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0

Graphics / Sound Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Game Controls Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

StarByte’s Black Mamba Racer is a top down arcade racer with retro graphics and a fair number of tracks to race on.

Through the 25 tracks included, the goal is to win and eventually beat the Black Mamba. The top down game works well and provides a reasonable amount of difficulty. Would love to have seen online high scores though.

While the game has the option to use the accelerometer for control, we don’t recommend it. The control is just too hard with the accelerometer — stick with the easy to use on screen controls.

Here’s a video from the developer that gives you an idea of what the game is like.

Black Mamba Racer is not to be confused with some of the 3D racers we have reviewed in the past. It’s a top-down arcade style racer that’s fun for simple, little short game play here and there. At $1.99 it’s easy to recommend for a little fun.

A little note from the developer on what to expect in the coming versions:

We are currently working on an update to include the following -
- WiFi play
- A few minor bug fixes
- More polished graphics
- Changes to front-end
- Lap time internet update (this may not make it though).