Parents' Guide to

Timberman

By Chris Morris, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 7+

Incredibly fast-paced, fun tree-chopper is a cut above.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android Free Arcade Games
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What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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What’s It About?

Players begin as a bearded lumberjack with an ax. Your job is to cut down a tree while avoiding standing on the side where large branches hit the ground. Simply tap one side of the screen to cut on that side. As a branch gets closer, tap with your other finger, and you'll avoid it by jumping to the other side. You can unlock other pixelated tree-chopping characters by obtaining high scores or spending $1.99 to unlock them all at once.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say Not yet rated
Kids say (2 ):

TIMBERMAN is much, much better than it should be. It's an insanely addictive game that uses a very basic style of play, meaning when you die (and, to be sure, you will die -- frequently), you immediately start another round. Even better, it's a game that offers players options. Want to play for free? Fine, but you'll have to look at an occasional ad. Hate ads? For 99 cents you can bypass them.

Like Flappy Bird, Timberman is a fast-paced game, but it's not incredibly hard. In fact, it's pretty simple -- but you'll still die frequently, most likely as you get overly involved and hit "chop" one too many times on the wrong side of the screen, driven by the game's music and the ticking time bar at the top of the screen. That only adds to the fun, though -- and those are ingredients that can turn an app into a phenomenon.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about when enough is enough -- and when it's time to put the phone or tablet away and play something else.

  • Families also can talk about the reality of cutting down trees. What do people use wood for? Should we chop down as many trees as we do?

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