Fruit Ninja for Android

CNET Editors' review

by: Jason Parker on July 12, 2011

Fruit Ninja is a simple, but well-made game that challenges you to slice and dice fruit with a ninja sword as it flies onto your Android screen. The controls are extremely simple, requiring you to swipe your finger through a flying fruit as you would slice with a ninja sword. There are three game modes: Classic, Zen, and Arcade. In Classic you're challenged to slice fruit as it flies on screen while avoiding occasional bombs that will end the game immediately or allowing three fruits to drop below the bottom of the screen. In Zen mode you won't have to worry about bombs or missed slices, but will need to slice as many fruits as possible in 90 seconds. In Arcade mode, you can pick up powerups including Freeze, Frenzy and Double Score. Bonuses are awarded for hitting multiple types of fruit in one slice.

Even with a fairly simple game concept, Fruit Ninja manages to be quite fun in each of the game modes as you try to get your best score. The crisp and colorful graphics make each slice satisfying, leaving the appropriate colored splat as the juices hit the board behind the playing area. Overall, this simple game offers just the right amount of action, bright colors, and challenge to be perfect for both adults and kids.

Publisher's Description

From Halfbrick:

In Fruit Ninja for Android be careful of bombs, they are explosive to touch and will put a swift end to your juicy adventure. Fruit Ninja features Classic, Zen and the amazing new Arcade mode, along with online multiplayer for Game Center-enabled devices. It also has awesome global leaderboards and achievements to unlock.

What's new in this version: Version 1.5.4 fixed the "half screen" bug, includes performance improvements for some devices, and resolved font bug resolved.

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