Monster Island: Detonate the unwanted visitors on your precious island!
Miniclip have revamped their smash hit game Fragger and they’ve delivered
their new version, Monster Island! Does the new game explode with as much
excitement as the original? Or is it just a reskinned variant? Read on to hear
more…
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Gameplay: First we should make it clear that this game is very similar to
Fragger. So if you enjoyed the original grenade lobbing game then you should
definitely toss some bombs in Monster Island. For those of you who haven’t yet
had the pleasure of playing Fragger, then here’s a quick overview: this is a
Physics Puzzle Game where you test your coordination and timing by throwing
projectiles at the enemy thugs. Most of your shots will explode (because
everyone likes destruction), but there are also plain and simple (painful)
rocks. To throw a missile you merely touch on the screen and drag your finger
around to adjust the directional throw arrow. Once you think you have the right
trajectory and power then you can let go of the screen to unleash your attack.
The aim is to eliminate the monster thugs on every level using the least number
of throws.
Gut Feel: Clean and simple killing is always enjoyable. The satisfaction
is particularly good when you feel like you’ve thrown an amazing projectile
arc. But what’s really attractive about the game is the look of despair on your
enemy’s face when imminent death is upon them! The little details are
incredibly funny and it’s somehow quite satisfying to knock them in the head to
anger them. Yeah, you know you like causing them pain too….
Monster Island is very well polished and its setup for both casual and
hardcore players. Hardcore players will hone their finger-eye coordination to
ace each of the levels, whereas casual players will blitz through the levels in
a trial and error fashion… Eventually everyone does this because they’re trying
to get three stars on all the levels.
Graphics and theming: No matter how I look at this it’s still Fragger at the
core, but there are still beautiful cartoony graphics which are accompanied by
pretty particle effects. The thrower now looks like Majin Buu from Dragon Ball
Z, and the enemies are clearly monsters, but they still fall around like
skittles.
Is it the same game as Fragger then? Although on the outset it looks the
same, there is a subtle difference. Fragger is much more physics and mechanics
skill with grenades, whereas Monster Island introduces variation into the mini
monsters (i.e. different grenade types) early on. There are five monster bombs
(Rocko, Sticky, Xplode, Blui and the fearsome Don Tonator) and there’s a lot
more emphasis on these new weapons early on.
Good points: As this is effectively a sequel game then there are many
excellent aspects which have carried over. Most notably restarting a round is
really fast and smooth – this is very important for those people trying to three
star all the rounds. There are also solutions to every level available so you
shouldn’t get frustrated (But unfortunately, this can only be used a limited
number of times, after which you need to buy more credits to access more
solutions).
Some downers: Unfortunately the Free version has very annoying adverts and
it also has a countdown timer overlay screen to try and get you to buy the full
version! Personally, I’ve found that the game is too easy. One can get through
the levels very quickly.
Rating: 4/5 Monster Island is great for time wasting. Although the free
version is a bit too easy, there are some funny levels that should make you
smirk. Overall it’s very tempting to buy the full game to get all the levels
because it should be worth the money.
Fragger Monster Island Tips From Android Games Review:
Trial and Error will let you solve most levels.
If you’re stuck then
carefully consider the bombs which you’ve been provided – are you using all of
them effectively?
So far in the free version I was only really stuck on one
level and that was because I didn’t realise that the blast radius of a bomb can
actually be much further than I thought. So try the more obscure bomb positions
eventhough you may think that the explosion shouldn’t help.
If you’re still
stuck then think carefully about the order of explosions and actions. Does a
pathway need to be opened prior to doing your main detonation?
Developers: MiniClip
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