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Tilt To Love

crafted by: Alex

I love Tilt To Live.  I've been hearing about it for weeks now thanks to Mr Justin Mcelroy. (Check out the the Mcelroy brothers' new podcast, it's my new favorite.)  I couldn't imagine that it was that great, another throw away iphone game (i've bought plenty.)  No, this game is perfect.  Clearly this game took a very successful game, Geometry Wars, and tweaked it in two very specific ways.

1)  A major problem with lots of iPhone games is that your finger covers up a part of the screen you would like to see.  Tilt to Live solves this by making the controls completely based on tilt.  That may sound terrible but they did a great job making them feel responsive, never once have a blamed the controls when I die.

2)  The other change is what really makes Tilt to Live stand out among all the other "twin stick" shooters that came after Geo Wars.  Instead of aiming where you shoot, there are always 3 items floating around the field.  Pick it up and the item is automatically unleashed.  So far, a bomb, homing missiles, a shield, a large cannon blast, and an ice bomb are available to me, but more unlock as you unlock more achievements.  This somewhat small change to the game play makes a huge difference.  It is exciting as you weave through red dots to get the weapon that you want to activate.

I'm rarely one to aim for high scores, but this game has me hooked, I only wish i had some friends to keep me pushing for higher scores.  This game could actually translate to the big screen very nicely, or even the small screen as a PSP Mini.  It's $2, go buy it!