Defiant Developmentâs Ski Safari is one of those annoying-as-hell games that doesnât have much to it other than an infuriating knack for making your finger hit the icon reflexively every time you even so much as glance at your iPhone.
I see Ski Safari being compared to iPhone classic Tiny Wings quite a bit, and to an extent itâs an apt comparison. Both games are variations on runners, games in which the goal is to get as far as you can before some impending event halts your progress. In Tiny Wings itâs the sunset. In Ski Safari itâs an avalanche. One of those is more dangerous, so one of the games is a bit more intense, but itâs fundamentally the same concept.
Apparently youâve been taking a ski vacation on the side of the worldâs largest mountain, so when the avalanche comes youâve got quite a downhill adventure ahead of you. Jumps, ramps, and obstacles litter your path, while penguins, yetis, hawks and the odd snowmobile provide temporary bursts of speed.
Youâll never survive the avalanche; your death is inevitable. Completing tasks during what little time you have left grants new ranks and bonuses in the next life, but eventually you will fall.
The looming specter of death does nothing to quash Ski Safariâs ridiculously addictive nature, and at only $.99 with no in-game purchases I see no reason why I canât recommend littering this reality-defying mountain with your corpses as well.
Ski Safari [iTunes â $.99]
