Apple I-Touch: Jirbo Break Review

Jirbo Break, is a free version of the classic Brick. A game in which you control a paddle with your finger and try to cause a ball to break through bricks (or blocks). The object of course is to clean the screen of said bricks so that you can advance to the next level where there will be even more bricks.

I have to say I am a fan of if you remove your finger from the screen the game pauses. Though that really doesn't help if the ball has already gotten by you.

There are a couple little hiccups with the game, namely some of the collision detection is a bit spotty, but overall the game is pretty solid.

You'll eventually get to levels that will allow you to gain power ups. I would have like to have seen the power ups get released and you have to touch them with your paddle instead of just breaking the brick that they are on, I think it makes the strategy of the game a bit too simplistic, and means that you are going to get the power ups if you go through a level. The downside of course is that once you've completed a level you're going to find that you lose your power up, unless of course it was an extra ball. This game is a great one to pick up for free. I give it a 8.2 out of 10.

Comments

[Gia Lee]

I agree! My sister and I play it all the time...

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[Budapest Boy]

I was addicted to bb brickbreaker but my new passion is jirbo break. there are still a couple of glitches they need to fix but overall it's as addictive as brick breaker.... cheers, zoltan