Ivan Galic of Nightirion let me know about his new Snake clone, Sleek ($1.99), being available in the App Store. Since we compared all the Snake clones in Battle of the Snake Clones and crowned Anaconda ($0.99) the winner, the App Store has seen two more added to the mix, Sleek and also Rattlesnake ($0.99).
How do the newcomers rate against the other snake clones I’ve played? Well, Rattlesnake is pretty good; the pacing is just right, but the controls aren’t as intuitive and responsive as Anaconda. I’d rate it not as good as Anaconda but better than iSnake.
Sleek, on the other hand, lives up to its name. The controls are very responsive and thanks to the smooth animation, looks good in the process of turning. The game features music, sound effects, and a high score board. I’d have to play Sleek more, but it looks like it may be my new favorite Snake clone. You can see a video of Sleek in action here (requires Quicktime to be installed.)
Tags: Action, anaconda, nightirion, rattlesnake, retro, sleek, snake
There’s are a total of seven Snake clones, based on the classic video game, in the App Store. Which is the best one? Which one recreates the classic version the best? That’s what we’ll be taking a look at, and picking a winner; to see which of the seven available games is the best snake clone. Wikipedia describes the original classic:
Snake is a video game that came out in the late 1970s and has maintained popularity since then, becoming somewhat of a classic. The player controls a long, thin creature, resembling a snake, which roams around on a bordered plane, picking up food (or some other item), trying to avoid hitting its own tail or the “walls” that surround the playing area. Each time the snake eats a piece of food, its tail grows longer, making the game increasingly difficult. The user controls the direction of the snake’s head (up, down, left, or right), and the snake’s body follows. The player cannot stop the snake from moving while the game is in progress.
Here are the games we’ll be looking at:
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Tags: anaconda, isnake, nibbles, omnomnom, serpents, snake, tiltsnake
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A new free game showed up in the App Store, Anaconda (Free) from Silver Mana Software, which is yet another snake clone. However, I found it to be the best snake game so far. It’s easy to control, done by touch; touch to the left and it turns left, touch above the snake’s head and it goes up. The game loads up quick and you get to play right away, and just like the original, is simple, challenging, and fun.
The graphics is simplistic featuring a wavy sand background (so it’s a desert snake then), and there’s no sound or music. You can play your own music while loading up the game, though. There’s a local high score board, showing the Top 3 scores.
Recently we posted about another snake clone, iSnake ($2.99), which is a more polished version of the game. Other free snake clones are TiltSnake and Serpents Lite. Paid snake clones besides iSnake are Omnomnom ($1.99), Snake ($0.99), Nibbles ($0.99), and Serpents ($0.99).
Tags: anaconda, free, silver mana software, snake
iSnake, dubbed the next-generation version of the classic snake game, is now available in the App Store for $2.99. iSnake has to wiggle in amongst competing snake clones such as Omnomnom ($1.99), TiltSnake (Free), Serpents ($0.99), Snake ($0.99), and Nibbles ($0.99). At $2.99, iSnake is the most expensive of the snake clones, but certainly the best in the visuals department.
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The classic snake game gets an iPhone twist in Omnomnom. Like the original snake you’d play on DOS, you guide a snake around to eat food pellets, and with each food the snake grows longer. You have to avoid the walls and hitting your own tail.
Omnomnom mocks the old cellphone’s monochromatic graphics in this free and fun version of snake. Control is done by arrows on the screen. It works rather well, and while there’s not much to the game, it is free after all.
Tags: free, omnomnom, snake
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Ivan Galic of Nightirion let me know about his new Snake clone, Sleek ($1.99), being available in the App Store. Since we compared all the Snake clones in Battle of the Snake Clones and crowned Anaconda ($0.99) the winner, the App Store has seen two more added to the mix, Sleek and also Rattlesnake ($0.99).
