Fruit Ninja developer bringing Monster Dash to iPhone, August 19th
From Fruit Ninja to monster killer
Barry Steakfries has a problem. We’re not sure what this problem is, but it involves running as fast as he can through monstrous worlds, leaping over chasms, and shooting creatures like mummies and vampires in the face with a range of ridiculous weaponry.
To be fair, the setup sounds a little less crazy than Halfbrick’s previous title, Fruit Ninja, which asserted that ninjas spend most of their time cutting fruit, but it’s still fairly loopy.
Monster Dash takes the Canabalt template of highscore-fuelled running and gives the main character weapons to defend himself with. These armaments vary from the fairly insane ‘Mr. Zappy’ electric zapper, to the reassuringly normal ‘Machine Gun’.
Oh, wait, that should have read ‘Machine Gun Jetpack’.
While the enemies may consist mainly of the undead, the usual OpenFeint integration is alive and well, allowing you to gloat to your Facebook friends about how far beyond the pain barrier you pushed Mr Steakfries.
Monster Dash is expected to be available on the App Store on the curiously exact date of August 19th.
