8.0
Swing King is a physics puzzle game that follows the journey of a fluffy little king on a mission to take back his kingdom from enemies ready to ensnare him with their traps.
Swing King
Chillingo · Jan 3, 2013
About
Fling the King across levels, through obstacles and traps to grab stars and reach his flying unicorn. Use simple touch controls to aim the King’s trajectory, move obstacles out of his way, and use power-ups such as the sticky grappling point and the boxing glove. Your kingdom is in trouble. What are you waiting for?
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7.7
Critic reviews
- 8.0Still, you have to take your hat off to developer Zoink for doing something refreshingly different with the physics puzzle genre. Irreverent, eccentric, and with enough challenge to keep even the most accomplished Angry Bird expert on their toes, Swing King's 90-plus levels represent a dollar very well spent.
- 8.0The game is full of those small touches that can easily go overlooked, but indicate true love on behalf of the developers: the golden crown that appears on your unicorn when all stars have been collected; the little speech bubble from the King when he’s inside a fish cannon, saying “I’m in here!”; or the fact that one of the King’s power-ups is an actual green sticky hand.
- 6.0Unfortunately, Swing King exists as a game that’s pretty to look at and listen to, but not to play. Navigating your king to the next level may sound fun upon first blush, but the action never really commanded my attention. If it was a desktop screen saver or part of an instrumental playlist, Swing King would be in its own league. Until then, its prospects as an addicting experience is simply lost in the stars.
- Overall, Swing King looks good, sounds good, and plays fine. And with so many levels (and even creative boss fights) included along the way, there’s not much to complain about unless you’re over the whole genre. If you have room in your life for one more game of physics and flinging, Swing King could be just the ticket.
- 8.0Swing King has you arcing your shots between anchor points in order to collect stars and reach your flying unicorn. Stylish and content-loaded, but nothing overly original.
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