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By Jonathan H. Liu
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Multi-touch herding game is tricky yet amusing.
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Cows vs Aliens
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ALIENS VS COWS is a funny arcade game -- cows and aliens enter from the bottom of the screen and move toward the open barn at the top -- but the cows meander, and the aliens move a little more intentionally. The controls are simple but somewhat tricky: Wherever you push, a blue circle appears and pushes cows and aliens away from it. By using up to five fingers (or up to 11 on the iPad), you (and a helper) can corral cows and separate out the aliens, shoving them off the cliff. The game ends if you run out of time or if an alien reaches the barn. There's not a lot of variation in the game other than a gradual increase in difficulty with faster aliens, but it can still be pretty addictive.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
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- Release date : February 16, 2011
- Genre : Family Games
- Publisher : XMG Studio Inc.
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.1 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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