Puffed Up – puzzler for children
by Antonio Wells
Jan 15, 2015 5:33 PM –
Puffed Up hosts many puzzle games better aimed at children. The puffy fish is fired from a cannon with the goal of collecting all seahorses and getting to the treasure chest while adventuring unharmed.
Price: Free, Offers in-app purchases
Tested on: Samsung Galaxy S4
Content Rating: Low Maturity
Pros & Cons:
Pros
- Plenty of puzzle games great for children to solve!
- Progressively challenging!
Cons
- Constant force close errors.
- Slow performance issues.
- Terrible graphics.
Features:
In Puffed Up you complete sets of puzzle games to get the puffer fish to the treasure chest goal while collecting all three gold seahorses along the way. At the end of rounds pop as many balloons as possible to reveal gold seahorses for bonus points. It gets progressively challenging as you advance levels and there are plenty of them to play among two worlds. In all rounds you propel puffer with a cannon. Use items to your advantage like fire extinguishers to get him puffed up (because often you’ll need to tap to deflate him), bounce him off walls, stick him to sponges, shoot him from cannon to cannon, etc. It’s no easy task in some rounds as you must figure out how to get puffer through safely- dodging cannon fire and other obstacles. There’s a few mini games as well. Such as a Flappy Bird spin off, etc.
If you’ve ever read any one of our reviews, you’ll know we are honest about apps and games that cross our desk. And to be honest, Puffed Up game needs more work to make it more desirable. The graphics are terrible. It looks like they were made with an Etch-a-Sketch. We’ve reviewed plenty of games that purposely have that blocky 8-bit retro look and the aesthetics are awesome- this is totally not the case in this game. Graphics are the least of the game’s issues. The worst deal with sluggish performance throughout and constant force close errors that make it frustrating to play.
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Puffed Up – Gameplay 1
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Puffed Up – Gameplay 2
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Puffed Up – Gameplay 3
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Puffed Up – Gameplay 4
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Puffed Up – Gameplay 5
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Puffed Up – Gameplay 6
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Puffed Up – Mini Games
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Puffed Up – Constant Force Close Errors