When I first started to play Pickin’ Time by The Iconfactory, I had a feeling the fun aspect of the game wouldn’t last all that long, but I’m happy to say that I was wrong, especially when it is played with a group of friends.
A fast, family-friendly game that’s bushels of fun for kids and adults of all ages. The object is simple – pick your vegetable just as fast as you can whenever it pops up to earn garden patch bragging rights! Hone your skills against Harold the Bunny or go head to head with a group of your closest friends Running Pickin’ Time via WiFi. Don’t have multiple devices? No problem! Single-device mode lets multiple players gather around a single iPhone or iPod touch for hours of veggie pickin’ fun.
Features:
• Simple to learn
• Fast and furious gameplay
• Single player mode vs Harold the Bunny
• Multi-player single-device mode
• Multi-player multi-device mode over WiFi
• Family friendly theme
• Original soundtrack
The idea behind Pickin’ Time is simple, you choose a vegetable, when it comes up on the screen, you press it as quickly as possible. It is as simple as that. The more you pick it, the harder it becomes as the screen starts to fill up with other vegetables and it makes it more difficult to find. It is a visual testing game really and it plays very well.
Now single player can become a bit dull quickly, it isn’t much fun just trying to beat your own high score, the fun is competing against other people and that is where Pickin’ Time almost excels. You can have a group of friends play around one device if you want to, or play on separate devices. Up to four people can play at one time.
Playing the multiplayer game differs from the main single player one, in multiplayer you each choose the vegetable that you want to pick. When you see it pop up on the screen, you pick it as quickly as possible and the game will show you how fast you managed to get it. Kids love it and the game is completely harmless.
There are problems though, I found that the game lacked online multiplayer, some people will want to play when their friends are not around, so it would be a good idea to be able to play online via wi-fi rather than force users to have to play with nearby friends. Also there seemed to be times that when I felt I pressed on the correct vegetable, the game said I didn’t, something that hopefully gets tweaked in an update.
Graphically the game looks colourful and as usual is well designed by The Iconfactory, it won’t win any awards to amazing effects, but it does exactly what it needs to do. There are even some simple accelerometer effects if you play around with it enough! Music is fast paced just like the gameplay becomes so fits in well.
Overall it is a good fun title that children of all ages will like playing with friends and family, it has no violence, looks and plays well and will keep them occupied.
iTunes Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pickin-time/id327232889?mt=8
Conclusion
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Children will love it, colourful, fun | Lacks online multiplayer, basic |
| Verdict | Fun but basic |
| Rating |
