SlasherDerby ($0.99)
Version – 1.0
REVIEW – “Iphone OS gets a new boxing sim!”
There have been a variety of different sports simulations and games released for the iPhone OS. This is one of the first I have seen to take on the sport of Boxing. SlasherDerby puts you in the shoes
of an up and coming boxing champion, and offers multiple opponents with their own unique styles and a social interface to compare your stats with your friends!
When you open the game the first thing you seen is a menu with a boxing character on the left. Probably the weakest thing about this app is the menu system. I was not really a fan of how the menu options slide on to the screen every time and new menu is opened. 
Visually it is fine, but it quickly got old while trying to navigate the menus.
There are options to adjust length of each round, how many rounds a fight lasts and to turn the music on and off. Another nice feature that I didn’t expect is the ability to compare your 
performance with your friends via the “AGON Online” social network. While I had not previously used this particularly network, it seems to be very similar to others that I have used. It offers features such as chat, “awards,” and all kinds of different high score lists.
Before you head right in and “Fight!” I’d highly recommend that you run the “Tutorial.” It does an excellent job of walking you through all of the controls and basic strategy that you can apply during a fight. You’ll need to be aware of these controls as you get further along. I found that while it was very easy to just “buttonmash” and destroy your opponent early in the game, it quickly gets more difficult and requires you to be more strategic to win fights.
Another useful feature if you really want to get far in this game is the “Watch” mode. In this mode you can select any two fighters and watch them fight. Why would you want to do this? Well each fighter has his own unique style and rhythms as he fights. If you really expect to defeat all of them you’ll need to not only learn these patterns but find ways to counter them.
My overall impressions of this game are that visually it is above average. It would have been nice to have some more animations to make it obvious when punches are landing and/or missing, but the character models themselves have a decent amount of detail. I even noticed that the fighters develop cuts and bruises as the fight gets further along!
The gameplay itself manages to offer a great deal of depth strategy that I did not expect, while at the same time being extremely easy to play! It is not without its faults, but in the App Store this is probably one of your best bets for a good boxing game. If you’re still not convinced be sure to check out my embedded video to see the game in action!
- David H.
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Developer – Centerus, Inc.
URL: http://www.centerus.com/talk/Default.aspx?alias=www.centerus.com/talk/sabong
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