Mr. Cloud Review

Posted by Sarah Reidy on November 3rd, 2011
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Mr. Cloud, developed by Ownage Studios, is another app for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad that looks to be for younger children, but is really not. The description reads, “Wow! Wee! Uhh! Cheerful and friendly Mr. Cloud is flying in the sky while making colourful rainbows and happy faces. He knows how to cheer you up when you are down, and make you giggle when you are happy. Try it and you will see!”

Using your finger to control the cloud's movements, the object is to avoid obstacles like vines, rain clouds and castles as long as possible. If you run into any of these things, it's game over, and you have to start back at the beginning. If you can manage to stay alive long enough, you will begin to collect the colors of the rainbow, one at a time, until you have created a full rainbow. So far, no one on my team has been able to achieve the full rainbow (my team being myself, and my app testers/kids, ages 9 and 6). My 9-year-old daughter and I have collected two colors, and my son has collected three colors.

The graphics are absolutely adorable, and I would agree that this is a cheerful and colorful app. That being said, there is just one problem...this game is hard! I mean super hard! There are so many obstacles getting in the way of your forward momentum, that you might be able to clear one thing, only to be brought down by the next. In this way, I think the developer overdid it. The other thing that I don't like is, if you fail a level, you have to start over at the beginning. I think the game would be much easier and more satisfying if you could keep all the colors you have collected even after you fail a level. My kids and I found it to be incredibly frustrating to collect several colors only to have to start all over at the beginning again with none.

So, here's my take-away. Cute graphics and addictive game play? Yes, definitely, but this app is not designed for preschoolers, as the name and description might suggest. Because of the level of skill needed to actually beat it, I would rate this game appropriate for ages 8 and up (and for those who have high tolerance for frustration!).

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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