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Bouncy Maze – Almost as much fun as the real thing.

Bouncy Maze_HDR I love bouncy balls. My son has a huge glass jar containing a much beloved collection of them … all colors, all sizes … from my days as a social worker investigating child abuse. Sometimes for lunch my co-workers and I would drown our stresses in Pizza Hut pasta dishes and endless refills of Cherry Pepsi. And on my way out of the restaurant, each time, I’d throw a quarter in one of those vending machines and take a bouncy ball home to add to my son’s collection. His eyes would light up every time I put my hand in my pocket because he knew what was coming. The tradition caught on so that even if I didn’t have a quarter on me, one of my pals would throw one in on my behalf. And even if I got stuck in court on a case and missed lunch, one of my friends would have a bouncy ball waiting for me when I returned to the office.

So, I love bouncy balls. And my son loves bouncy balls. And we both love Bouncy Maze from developer, KandyApps. You have a bouncy ball and a maze full of star-filled passageways. The object is to tilt your iPhone or iPod Touch in the direction you want to bounce the ball. Move the ball from the beginning of the maze to the end as quickly as you can, while “collecting” as many stars as possible along the way. Watch out for those false passageways that lead to a dead-end!

Each time your ball hits a star and “collects” it, you hear a cute little dinging noise (reminiscent of the coin-collection sounds in the Mario Bros. games from Nintendo) and rack up some points on your score. Reach the 10-pointed yellow star block (or the red brick block in later levels) to move on to the next maze. Complete all 30 progressively more difficult levels to win the game, and then do it all over again to try to beat your high scores! The color of the stars will give you a hint. They subtly change color throughout the maze. (HINT: The bright green ones are near the end of each level) Once you complete Level 30 the screen flashes “YOU WIN” and some colorful fireworks appear — then it’s time to scribble your name on the high score wall for all to see.

This app has a very clean look, smooth animation, and great color choices on the backgrounds. Another very nice feature is that no matter where you leave off in the game, you can pick right up at the same spot the next time you launch the application, or opt to start the game all over back at level one if you’re not satisfied with your progress.

Beat that, sucka!!!

Double-tap the screen to access the menu where you can opt to start a new game, access the High Scores page, or toggle the sound on or off. This is KandyApps‘ first game for the iPhone. My son & I have proclaimed it a HIT! A huge thumbs up to the developers at KandyApps for a very enjoyable game.

Bouncy Maze will occupy 0.9 MB on your device, is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch (2nd generation), and requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later. For 99 cents, this is a must-have game. Your kids will love it … and you’ll like it all right, too.

You can buy Bouncy Maze HERE.

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