Pingu Throw from Yeti sports

Pingu Throw

Does any one of us know how many games are there in the App Store? I think its thousand; in fact it must have crossed that figure as well with more and more arriving every week. Recently we came across the first installment of Yeti Sports iPhone game called Pingu Throw and got a chance to try our hand on it.

It’s a very simple game. Pingu Throw is just like a home run derby with penguins. Yeti becomes the batter and penguin is the ball. The goal is to see how far you can hit the penguin along some stretch of frozen tundra. The controls are just two presses anywhere on the screen, one is to launch the penguin and the other is to make Yeti swing the bat. Once the penguin is hit by the bat and flies in the air, you use the accelerometer to guide the penguin through the air. Based on the path of the penguin you can catch air gusts which keeps you afloat longer and hence a greater score.

There are different levels and different variables are added in different levels, like flocks of birds that you can bounce off in order to stay in the air and in another level the birds carry fish in their claws that you can collect to add to your score.

It’s a 2D game and the graphics are basic and crisp. The game is also very simple and basic and doesn’t require any learning curve because the controls are also so easy. The music is bold and the sound effects are also cute on each menu screen. The penguin will let you know that it is not getting hurt and the Yeki also makes no sound and is a gentle giant. Pingu Throw also has online score boards and a classic mode that has no birds flying around. The best part is that if you feel that you are having a boring round then you can simply shake the iPhone and the entire round will reset.

It comes for $3 which looks pretty pricey for a game like Yeti Sports: Pingu Throw. It is fun for a while but with time it grows stale. The advent of the accelerometer was a great idea and that is the best aspect of the Pingu Throw game. The biggest complaint on the App Store about the Yeti Sports games is that there are online 6 games playable online and all aren’t included. Still, we think that Pingu Throw will have lot more buyers if the price is reduced to $1. Overall, it’s a fun game which does not require any learning, loads fast, and you can play it quickly.