Doodle Jump Takes PapiJump to the Next Level
posted March 20th, 2009 10:43 AM EDT by arn in $0.99, Action, Reviews, iPhone games, iPod touch games
Making it through our backlog of games, I ran across a nice little game called Doodle Jump [App Store] by Lima Sky. The game is clearly inspired by Sunflat's classic PapiJump [App Store, Free] and I was ready to simply call it a PapiJump clone and be done with it.
But Lima Sky seems to have added a number of nice enhancements to the basic gameplay that takes the game to the next level. Sunflat tried to do this themselves with PapiJump Plus [App Store] but I found Doodle Jump's enhancements far more successful.
The game plays exactly like PapiJump with the same feel and accelerometer sensitivity. Tilt your iPhone left and right and you can adjust the characters movement. Jumping on the platforms make you jump higher. With PapiJump, that was all there was to the game.
In Doodle Jump, brown platforms breakaway so you need to avoid those. Meanwhile, platforms with springs send you jumping much higher. Blue moving platforms quickly appear, as do enemies that must be shot (tap on the screen) or avoided. Eventually UFOs and blackholes appear to thwart your ascent.
Another nice touch is the inclusion of global high-score markers on the right side of the screen. As you ascend you can see who you are beating and can submit your score at the end.
Fans of Papi Jump who are looking for a little more will certainly enjoy this unofficial sequel.
App Store Link: Doodle Jump, $0.99
I just picked this up and is great fun. Thanks arn for posting this I never knew how fun this game was. It will be another game for me and the wife to play and try and beat each others high scores like Ian's Scoops which we play daily, which I'm leading now with 187k points.
Very nice.
Absolutely love the artwork.
Had to smile just watching the pics…
Sold.
This Game is sooo much fun!
Event better than PapiJump.
Faster, more and creative enemies, sweet sounds.
Just love it. Thanks for this find!
10 seconds in and you're hooked…
Like arn mentioned, this just takes PapiJump Plus to another level. The gameplay is smooth, relaxing, and very much enjoyable. The great sounds and light hearted graphics add that much more to the game. Great find, definitely worth the .99 and quite possibly the slot on my screen where PapiJump sits.
I really like these simple games more then the big console style games. They just seem to work better on a phone so you can have a quick 5 mins on the game while you are waiting.
Very nice. I hope it does well for the developer.
It's really funny more then I could expect. Well done Lima Sky.
If anybody like Doodle Jump, maybe try our forgotten game "Jump"
wow. this is a fun game! it takes advantage of the accelerometer really well. and it looks so nice, kudos for the producers specially for the graphic designer. i'll be playing this game while waiting in line, etc.
WOW, I think Smaga Bakery's Jump takes PapiJump to next level and dimension
3rd dimension.
cool looking game I like the styling of it with the cartoon on paper!
Love this game. The art is so fun! Great work.
Great game I love the graphics and the Lima sky… I will be playing this game a lot great find
if u value you life i dont recomend downlaoding this app but if u dont go ahead it an awsome app
if u value ur life dont download this app
if u value ur life dont downlaod this app
put your name is as ooga and play as little pocket god man
If you dig doodlejump, you ought to check out the open posterous at doodlejump.com.
this game is sooooooooooooo much fun its the best .99cents i ever spent lol!!!!
type in ooga to get the caveman from pocket god! love the game only $0.99.! thanks. BYE!
To get pygmies from pocket god you can change your name to the Following-Nooby,Dooby,Ooga,Klik,or Klak! DOODLE JUMP RULES
I love this game! I finally beat my brother at 23589!
I like this game alot!!! Try to beat my record: 44236
awesome game, i want to know how these people on the global leader board have millions. i struggled to get beat my highscore of 22000, then within 10 minutes of picking the game up today i beat this score every single time getting my new high score to 57341