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By Christopher Healy
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Playful, imaginative interpretation of classic Carroll book.
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Alice in New York
Is It Any Good?
The physics-based, flick-slide-and-shake interactive illustrations of ALICE IN NEW YORK will be familiar to anyone who has seen the developer's previous app, Alice for the iPad. This logical follow-up takes on Lewis Carroll's sequel, Through the Looking Glass. Once again the artwork mimics that of the original illustrations, but this time around, everything has been altered to give it a New York City vibe -- the Red Queen is the Statue of Liberty, the White King looks like the Empire State Building, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee drive a taxi on the Brooklyn Bridge. While tinkering with a literary classic (especially the text) might irk some people, the developers have handled the setting change incredibly smoothly. And it's all done with a wonderful sense of humor. Alice in New York is probably more fun for kids who've read the original Looking Glass, but just about anyone will have fun playing with the illustrations.
App Details
- Device : iPad
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- Release date : March 7, 2011
- Genre : Books
- Publisher : Atomic Antelope
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.0 or later
- Last updated : June 19, 2019
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