Donkey Jump is a 3D Accelerometer Jumping Game
by Toni McQuilken
Jul 18, 2011 9:42 AM –
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Donkey Jump. Can Donkey Jump? Yes, Donkey can not only jump, but also fly. Reach as high as possible to gain high score! Begin donkey’s adventure by tilting your phone! Donkey will fly away from home, chase the sun, go through starry night, walk in the universe and watch beautiful falling stars! There are many mysterious power ups on his way. It’s your time to start the adventure now!
Price: Free
Tested on: MyTouch 3G Slide
Content Rating: Everyone
Pros & Cons:
Pros
- Cool twist on an accelerometer game with 3D world and environments.
- A variety of things you have to get to win each level, each with its own effect.
- A variety of surfaces to jump on provides a continuous challenge.
- Smooth controls.
Cons
- Difficulty starts right at the beginning, so you really don’t get any kind of demo round.
- There is no ‘safety net’ even in early rounds. You fall once, you have to start the level over.
Features:
Donkey Jump follows in the footsteps of many other games in this category, using the accelerometer of the phone to detect motion back and forth to get your player to the top. In this case, the player is a donkey, and he’s jumping on clouds with the aid of a variety of different types of objects that all do different things. For example, in the first level, you have to get two balloons, and when you get them, they allow you to float up for a bit without having to jump. The graphics in this version are pretty cute and feel very polished, for a nice, solid take on the genre.
This jumping donkey resembles Donkey from Shrek, and similar to games like Doodle Jump, Abduction! or Froggy Jump he can gain temporary special powers such as the space ship or Superman suit to propel him higher in the sky to complete the level.
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Donkey Jump in Game Play 1
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Donkey Jump in Game Play 2
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Donkey Jump in Game Play 3
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Donkey Jump Start
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Donkey Jump gameplay
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Donkey Jump Victory
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Donkey Jump game over
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Donkey Jump Loading
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Donkey Jump Main
Fun Factor:
This is the traditional jumping game, so if you enjoy those, then you’ll like this offering. It is a very solid take, with nice touches in terms of graphics and sound, and a variety of objects and cloud types to keep it varied and interesting.
Addictive:
You can play in several different modes, including adventure mode, which allows you to progress through increasingly harder levels with different objectives. So it will keep you busy for a while.
Graphics:
This is where I think Donkey Jump excels in the genre. The graphics are incredibly polished and run very smooth. There is a lot of humor, and the developers put a lot of effort in to coming up with different objects with different types of effects.
Accelerometer, Vibration & Sound:
The accelerometer is how you control your donkey, tilting the phone back and forth to move him from cloud to cloud. The controls actually felt very smooth – I tend to have issues with this type of control, but in this one, I was actually able to play and have fun, and not feel like it was a hindrance to the gameplay.