Shuriken Block
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Game Information
Release Date: 2013 (No month Confirmed)
Developer: Nguyen Dong
Publisher: GEARS
Platforms: iOS

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Synopsis
Have you played flappy bird or maybe Super Ball Juggle? Well this game is made by the same developers and publishers that made those two games. If you aren't familiar with them they are really hard addictive games. All you have to do is block the shurikens from hitting the tiny men, sounds easy, well its not.

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Gameplay
The game play of Shuriken Block is simply to hit shurikens out of the air so the tiny men/women on the ground don't get killed or hit by them. The game consists of shurikens, and 5 people trying to survive. Its very similar to Super Ball Juggling, juggle the ball and don't let it hit the ground and it gets harder, you try to achieve a high score. In this it is almost the exact same thing, at first it is very easy then, once farther, more shurikens will start flying at once causing you to panic and making the level harder. Each shuriken when blocked gives you points on how well you blocked it, 1-10 is the range of the points you get. Getting to 150 - 300 points will cause the level getting harder, which can also help you with more points but can also get you killed very easily. I really like how the game was addictive and how quick it gets to the point of the game instead of making it a long introduction. I also like how the player has 3 lives so the game doesn't end so fast.

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Graphics
The graphics is a 2D based game, sharing the same features as Super Ball Juggling and Flappy Bird. It has 5 little people that are Chinese looking and are just sitting there, shurikens flying in the air, a wall, trees and clouds. The whole game is simple looking and if the graphics were any worse it would still not effect the game play. Each figure has different shades of colors making it look like the game has shadows, reflection, and glares on things. It has black out lines on each figure so you can see what is what making it much easier. If one of the characters gets hit with a shuriken little one pixel red dots will go out, representing blood. Overall the graphics for a 2D based are great and don't need any improvements.

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Controls
Controls for this game are simple and one thing to learn, tap the screen. Simple for a game like this, tapping the screen in where the shurikens are will cause the shurikens to bounce off and not hit your men. Once you progress your reflexes will have to get faster tapping and faster finger moving. One button is great for the game, no improvements and it is simple for a really addicting game like this. Yet again in the future more games made by the developer may include more controls, which could be good but could be really bad too.

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Rating
Synopsis 8/10
Gameplay 9/10
Graphics 8/10
Controls 10/10
Overall 9/10