Roll in the Hole
By Chris Morris,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Panda seeks ice cream in cute but forgettable puzzle app.
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While ROLL IN THE HOLE certainly has its entertaining qualities, you can't help but feel you're playing a paint-by-numbers arcade/puzzle app. Cutesy lead character? Check. Happy looping background music? It's in there. Physics-based controls that can be occasionally frustrating? Roger that.
The game certainly isn't bad, but it's a slightly different take on countless other offerings in the app store. It shines, though, by not forcing players to complete particularly difficult levels, allowing them the option of skipping when they get too frustrated. The decision not to take advantage of the gyroscope for the controls was curious one, though. And the difficulty ramps up too quickly for most players, who will likely be growling at the game by the mid-teen levels.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Release date: October 6, 2011
- Category: Puzzle Games
- Publisher: Chillingo Ltd.
- Version: 1.0
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 3.1.3 or later, Android 1.6 and up
- Last updated: July 13, 2020
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