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By Dana Anderson
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Slingshot pizzas and earn tips in wacky TV tie-in.
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OctoPie - a Game Shakers App
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What's It About?
Tap on the Play icon of OCTOPIE - A GAME SHAKERS APP's main screen and get ready to deliver pizzas. Hold and drag the octopus in the slingshot, follow the tracking line, and then release to fling the pizzas toward the windows with customers waiting. If you don't hit the windows, the pizzas splat against the wall. Avoid the flying obstacles and keep flinging pizzas, especially at the windows that are encircled with a flashing light, which means the customer is getting angry and will soon close the window. Trade in tips to buy things in the treasure box to customize and power up your octopus and delivery truck.
Is It Any Good?
This is a fun, fast-paced slingshot game, though it's mechanics might be frustrating for some. While the octopus is barely visible, the customers in the windows and the flying obstacles are interesting-looking characters with silly animations, so that adds some personality to the game. Like the other tie-in apps, this one uses some creative touchscreen mechanics, and in this case, the slingshot mechanism is a little tricky and awkward. Also similar to the others, there's not a whole lot of challenge or thinking, but for some mindless, harmless fun, it hits the target.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how the app ties into the show, especially if your kid watches the Nickelodeon show Game Shakers. It's a good opportunity to clue your kid into cross-promotion in advertising.
Families can talk about how to keep your cool under time pressure. This game is fun practice in prioritizing which customers need a pizza first (the ones with the flashing lights around the window) and who can wait until the next toss.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : May 21, 2016
- Genre : Arcade Games
- Publisher : Nickelodeon
- Version : 1.0.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 8.0 or later; Android 4.0 and up
- Last updated : February 28, 2020
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