Tropical Madness

With autumn on the way, most squirrels are busying themselves burying acorns while being generally bushy-tailed.

The last thing they'd want to be doing, you'd imagine, is taking on bats, giant snakes and crabs while dodging pits of fire and spikes. They'd rather prepare their nest in some hollow tree and get ready to sleep. I know I would.

The recent classic Super Monkey Ball games are an influence, as well as the older Marble Madness, which is itself now on mobile too. Tropical Madness tends towards the latter, as you directly control your spinning hero, rather than tilting the platforms as is the case in Super Monkey Ball.

Visually, Tropical Madness is undeniably a bit of a looker. Considering the viewpoint, Gameloft has managed to get a high level of cuteness, personality and detail to resonate from the tiny mobile screen.

Well-animated characters and colourful backgrounds shift along, with a smooth scrolling rate. At times the game ups the ante too, with Furrito hitting full speed and bouncing off the barriers and walls pinball-style, charging through loop-the-loops, leaping huge chasms and plummeting down water flumes. It's pretty impressive.

Overall, Tropical Madness is an enjoyable and challenging game that just happens to be easy on the eye. It's well worth a place on your phone's memory card.


Download: Rapidshare Link

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