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REVIEWS Granny Smith
ANDROID
Granny Smith
This physics-driven racing game from Mediocre offers fantastic visuals
and spectacular stunts across three hand-crafted worlds
● Price 83p ● comPany meDiocre ● WeBSiTe grannysmithgame.com
VERDICT
It really doesn’t
matter that Granny
Smith is difficult,
repetitive, has a
meaningless scoring
system and offers
only 36 levels;
this game is both
gorgeous and
charming
OVERALL SCORE
REQUIREMENTS
Android 2.3 or later;
20MB storage
94 TABLETWORLD
Granny Smith is a physics-driven racing game from Mediocre, whose 36
hand-crafted levels are anything but. The game offers fantastic visuals and
spectacular stunts across three worlds. Smash windows, burst through fences,
tear up gardens, dash through shopping centres, and use your cane to swing
from pillar to post as you race to beat the thief to your green apples.
Granny Smith is no ordinary granny: she can rollerskate, somersault through
the air, drop 30ft to the ground… and get back up. You can equip her with a
helmet, banana peels and baseballs to help her outwit the apple thief and blast
through obstructions. Two faster characters can also be unlocked.
There are just two controls, grab and jump, which fall naturally under your
left and right thumbs. We really wanted an accelerate button, too.
Timing is key to avoid landing in a crumpled mess and losing the money
you’ve picked up throughout a level. You’re also awarded points for landing
granny firmly on two feet following a jump.
The coins scattered across each level let you buy booby traps, unlock
characters and skip the more challenging levels; they also help to point
out the correct path through each environment.
The aim is to collect the three apples in each level, although progression
through the game is not dependent on this or the number of points scored.
The greater challenge is in crossing the finishing line.
The learning curve is steep, and the game can feel repetitive, but it has charm
by the bucketload. At the end of each level you can watch a retro-style replay,
which truly captures the look of desperation in granny’s eyes as she seeks out
her apples… and pain, as she faceplants time after time.
It really doesn’t matter that Granny Smith is difficult, repetitive, has a
meaningless scoring system and offers only 36 levels; this game is both gorgeous
and charming. Well worth the download.
“Granny
Smith can
rollerskate,
somersault
through the
air, drop
30ft to the
ground... and
get back up”