Eggs Away Review

Eggs Away is the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPad app created by developer, Mike Hempfling at Crave Creative. The goal is to launch a shiny, green egg back into its nest, using varying degrees of power and the correct angles to do so. Sounds easy, right? Well, not exactly. Each level gets progressively trickier as new obstacles, such as pieces of wood, beach balls and even bombs are introduced.

While rated appropriate for ages 4+, my nine-year-old has only been able to clear the first two levels and stated that she thought the game was appropriate for older kids who are, “good at geometry.” My six-year-old gamer/son was able to clear the first three levels after multiple attempts and then declared that the game was, “hard, but fun.” I have to confess that after many tries, I have only mastered levels one through three. Yikes, what does that say about me?

The bottom line: Eggs Away is a cute app with simple, yet cheerful graphics. While it is rewarding to finally get the egg back into its nest and see it hatch into a little bird, I found Eggs Away to be much more difficult than the mother-of-all-bird-games, Angry Birds. While the content of the game is mild enough for young players, Eggs Away does require higher-level problem solving and spatial relations skills. For this reason, I think the app is best suited for kids 9 and up. That being said, some younger kids (especially those who are strong in math and games invloving strategy) may be able to master it through trial and error. Although the game is mentally challenging, I do wonder whether it is varied enough to keep older kids interested for long periods of time. As we never progressed past level 3, it's possible that new challenges in the higher levels may be enough to keep older kids engaged.