Pig Up!
By Chris Morris,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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What’s It About?
Distance is the name of the game in PIG UP! As a pig who's shot out of a cannon, you'll try to go as far as possible -- and earn as many points as possible -- by collecting \"flapples\" (green apples that help you to fly higher) and avoiding bees, whose sting lowers your flapple count. When you hit zero, gravity takes over and you begin to fall. It's a simple concept, but one that is utterly addictive.
Is It Any Good?
Though it's a Facebook exclusive, Pig Up! is a game that could easily be played on any platform. And that, in itself, is an incredible achievement. But the game's real strength is its utterly addictive nature. It's the video game equivalent of a potato chip: Playing just once is nearly impossible. Fighting to top your friend's scores adds a fun, safe competitive edge to the game. It also motivates you to improve, since a special flapple is deployed -- giving you thousands of points and three extra flaps -- whenever you pass the most recent high score set by your friends.
The game is still in preview/beta mode and PopCap will likely be adding new power-ups and perhaps new enemies, but even in its incomplete state it's one of the best games on the social network site.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about which power-ups are their favorite as well as the "never say die" spirit of the protagonist pig.
Families can also discuss online safety. What do you do if you think you've encountered an online bully or predator?
Game Details
- Platform: Facebook
- Pricing structure: Free
- Available online?: Available online
- Publisher: PopCap Games
- Release date: July 19, 2011
- Genre: Arcade
- ESRB rating: NR
- Last updated: August 29, 2016
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