Fruit Ninja 1.4

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CNET Editors' review

by: Jason Parker on June 10, 2010

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 iPhone 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 two game modes: Classic and Zen. 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. 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 Studios:

NOW WITH GAME CENTER MULTIPLAYER! -- OVER TWO MILLION FRUIT NINJA COPIES SOLD! A huge thanks to everyone out there, you have made this great game even greater because of your amazing support! #1 Paid App in Germany, Norway, Czech Republic, Russia, Israel, Taiwan and Macau! #2 Paid App in USA, Canada, Australia, France, New Zealand, Italy, China, UK, Sweden and more! A huge thanks to all our fans for supporting the game, proving that ninjas hate fruit all over the world! Fruit Ninja is a juicy action game shooting up the worldwide sales charts with squishy, splatty and satisfying fruit carnage! Become the ultimate bringer of sweet, tasty destruction with every slash. **** "It's simple, fun and best of all challenging." - Touch Arcade Review "Fruit Ninja is fun, fun, fun. Its an instant pleasure." IGN review "The low price makes the game more than worth it." - TUAW Review "Fruit Ninja is the sort of game that has come to typify the rising dominance of quick, simple and most of all additively fun gameplay." - AppSpy Review "You'll know it's fun, and you'll know you want to keep playing." - Slide to Play Review "Fruit Ninja epitomizes all things a great iPhone game needs." - Resumeplay Review "The game oozes style and polish." - AppAdvice Review "My God this game is great. Best iPhone game in a while." - User review. "Just spent 15 minutes on the crapper in my office complex playing this little gem of a game. Productivity -1" - Touch Arcade comment **** Swipe your finger across the screen to deliciously slash and splatter fruit like a true ninja warrior. Be careful of bombs they are explosive to touch and will put a swift end to your juicy adventure! Fruit Ninja also uses OpenFeint, so players can unlock achievements and shoot for the top of the global leaderboards while racking up OpenFeint points. Your success will also please the wise ninja Sensei, who will accompany your journey with wise words and fun fruit facts. Fruit Ninja is the messiest and most satisfying fruit game ever!

What's new in this version: BRAND NEW GAME CENTER MULTIPLAYER MODE! ***Minimum Required Specs for Game Center - iOS 4.1, iPhone 3GS/iTouch 2G*** Holy apples, Sensei! We have a brand new multiplayer mode, thanks to Game Center! Now you and your friends can finally throw down the challenge, and settle the age old argument - Who is the better Fruit Ninja? It couldn't be simpler to play - slice your fruit, and avoid your friends fruit! Keep an eye out for the special fruit that anyone can slice ... you'll have to be fast to co... See all new features