Sr. Mistu Review

Sr. Mistu is a fun, quirky iPhone game that I have come to really enjoy. Help Sr. Mistu, an elderly blind man, search all over for olives to complete his pizza. Sr. Mistu can’t see, so you will have to trace with a finger a safe path for Sr. Mistu and his dog, Gaido to follow collecting olives along the way. Be aware that Sr. Mistu is a city dweller so for him to wander around searching for olives can be dangerous! Look out for oncoming traffic as well as baby carriages or things falling out of windows that can harm Mistu, keeping him from continuing on his adventure.

Other levels take him to different, aquatic locations full of pitfalls as well. I was intrigued the first time I lead Sr Mistu and Gaido from dry land to an underwater adventure in the sea. Now you must be equally concerned with running out of air as you are with colliding into various oceanic creatures as well as other objects one must avoid.

This game is fully hand-drawn with a lot of love as well as many details. In fact, there are more than 400 objects and characters for Mistu to interact with over many game levels, and I have found the fish and other animals from the sea levels especially interesting to look at.

I am impressed with the number of levels this game offers. There is a lot of game play here, and I appreciate how much timing and strategy is needed to succeed at this unique application, as well as the chance to try and try again at my own pace without feeling rushed, even when speed is part of the game play. Although challenging, I find this game relaxing to play while still working my ability to focus and strategize. I am glad the tracks one makes from the previous try are still visible as you keep playing, as it is a necessity to learn from previous mistakes in order to bring Sr. Mistu to safety. I would recommend Sr. Mistu to patient children in upper grade school and beyond, as well as adults who will have fun with this unique iPhone application.

I also really enjoy listening to the track used in this app by The Black Atlantic, an indie band based out of Holland. The acoustic song used is quite poetic and lovely, and its melancholy tone adds depth to this game in a way I can’t fully explain. I am smitten with this eccentric game, and I am glad that I have been introduced to it.