Touch Arcade:
It was all the way back in October of last year that we were intrigued by a gorgeous animated trailer for the upcoming game A Skeleton Story. Then, months and months passed by with nothing more about the game, until last month when A Skeleton Story reappeared with some new in-game screenshots. We even had some hands-on time with a preview version of the game, which revealed itself to be a Canabalt-esque run and jump affair. After a turbulent journey, A Skeleton Story [99¢] has finally arrived in the App Store. While it contains some interesting ideas that attempt to set it apart from similar games in the genre, unresponsive controls and slow, repetitive gameplay keep it from being anything special.
Pocket Gamer:
It's taken a while, but it seems that comic books are finally getting the right treatment in Hollywood.
The Dark Knight, Kick Ass, and Scott Pilgrim have earned rave reviews from film critics and comic fans alike. When will iPhone game developers catch up?
Gameloft seems to have nailed the crash-bang-wallop stuff with Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem, but on the evidence of A Skeleton Story – Episode 1 there’s still some way to go when it comes to sympathetic adaptations.
