Whac-a-mole: It just ain't the same without the mallet.

Who doesn't love to pull out their big, wooden mallet and spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon whacking moles at the local Chuck-E-Cheese's? Certainly not me, and if you aren't into whacking moles, I might doubt your patriotism.

Nowadays, though, the magic of handheld technologies makes it so that you can whack moles any time. With the iPhone's port of the famous Whac-a-mole game, I can take the fun with me anywhere I go.

While the port is well done and the game is well designed, there is one master flaw.  It's just not nearly as fun whacking moles on a little touch screen as it is in real life--with a giant mallet.

[Video Review by Johnny5]

The whole point of Whac-a-mole is to allow rowdy kids (and stressed-out grown-ups) to take out their energy and frustration on pop-up rodents, usually to earn a certain number of nearly value-less tickets that can be redeemed for crappy prizes.  On the iPhone, the one element that is missing is the mallet.  And while I usually sing the praises of the iPhone to do almost anything, it cannot simulate the joyful sensation of beating the crap out of a fake animal.

You can buy Whac-a-mole HERE.

Comments

[Sam]

ive never heard of wac a mole before looks interesting