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Dr. Awesome iPhone Game Review
Posted by David Croach, 272 days ago
 Rating Preview
 Fun Factor
 8.5 
 Visuals
8.0
 Sound
7.5
 Controls
8.0
 Value
9.5
 
0.0

Remember the game QIX? No? How about JezzBall <http://www.jezzball.net/way/cool/bl/play.html>? It’s the classic game of fencing off objects flying around on screen, until you’ve hit an overwhelming majority of the territory, which is usually 75%. The only catch is that while you’re creating the line that claims your space, it can’t be hit by any of the flying objects or else you lose some time and have to start over. Confused? Just YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM7lMcWb8ho> it.

Dr. Awesome is a clone of this classic arcade experience, only with a unique twist. You’re a doctor operating on patients, and in order to make them better, you must fence off the viruses spreading around their body. Instead of placing straight lines, you use the iPhone’s accelerometer to create any path around the free-roaming viruses until you’ve captured at least 75% of the area. As you delve further into the game, the level progression gets exceedingly more difficult, producing multiple fast-moving viruses that attack the circular guide you control that’s creating the line around them.

 


While the core gameplay is incredibly addictive on its own, the atmosphere Dr. Awesome provides will keep you coming back for more. Between each patient, and every time you begin the game, small Trauma Center-like cutscenes begin between yourself and nurses, the chief or other doctors. The visual style is very Phoenix Wright-esque, and works well to give you that over-the-top sense of urgency.

 Our Rating for Dr. Awesome iPhone Game Review
8.5
Fun Factor
At its core, it’s a tilt version of QIX. Maybe that alone wouldn’t have you completely addicted, but the immersion factor keeps you coming back for more.
8.0
Visuals
Fantastic looking 2D images and a polished feel overall. Not much going on during the arcade segments, but what it lacks in flash it makes up for in style.
7.5
Sound
An appropriately dramatic soundtrack coupled with some general sound effects makes for a nice audible experience. It would have been nice to have a few more songs, though.
8.0
Controls
Surprisingly enough, the accelerometer controls work absolutely flawlessly, and feel perfect on the device. My only complaint is there’s no calibration, so you can’t play with the iPhone tilted up at all. Touch controls would be cool to try, but as it sta
9.5
Value
It’s a dollar. It’s one freaking dollar. That’s borderline insulting to the developers.
8.3
Overall
It’s easily one of the most polished and addictive games on the iPhone. There is absolutely no excuse for someone with an iPhone to not own this mobile package of goodness. It’s right in the title; this game is Awesome.
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