Angry Birds, Cut The Rope and Now… Bugs Wars? [Video]

Shooters struggle to work on the iPhone and iPad because the folks who play these styles of games most, people like me, want tactile controls. We need thumbsticks.

While Bugs Wars isn’t a first-person shooter, it’s an excellent reminder that you simply don’t have to follow the standard mechanics of a console game to deliver a fun experience.

The premise in Chillingo’s Bugs Wars is pretty forgettable: Alien bugs have invaded the planet and you wish to protect the ambling humanity you come back across while playing the game.

There is not any solution to control movement or your view, instead you utilize a single finger to head your aiming reticule around the screen and another to fireside your weapon of choice.

Because the mechanics of control are so clear-cut I found myself not considering them and instead enjoying an identical kind of fun, replayable experience I found with Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. None of these amazing Chillingo games invent the experience they’re delivering, they only remember to perfect the mechanics and keep out of how of the art style, the concept that and the game’s pull.

While I don’t think that Bugs Wars stands out as the next Angry Birds – it’s slightly too much of a game – it’s worth picking up. You’ve got a hefty arsenal to unlock, boss battles to defeat and those happy-go-lucky human blockheads to avoid wasting.

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