TouchGen - Killing yourself has never been more fun… or difficult!
Puzzle-Platforming games all have similar goals: get to the door, collect all the things, make your way to the top, and so on. Karoshi (or “Mr. Karoshi”) has other goals in mind. According to the games iTunes description, “Mr. Karoshi is an overworked Japanese salaryman who’s had enough, and his only goal is to end it all.” Disturbing stereotypes aside, I was intrigued by this premise, and you should be too.
Pocket Gamer: "Independents' Day, as it shall be known for the purposes of this topical feature, is a day to celebrate all the independently developed titles that deserve your attention.
We'd be the first to admit that some of the most fantastic indie games are released on PC and Mac. Fortunately, many of those are then ported over to the iPhone."
The Quality Index champions the best games on iPhone from the land of the Royal Family, the E-Type Jag, and David Beckham. Yep, Britain.
Plenty of dark British humour coursing through the veins of suicidal businessman Karoshi and Hector the terrorist negotiator.
JohnnyTwoShoes's Arachnadoodle almost pulls off the feat of the year - distracting us from Pirates of the Caribbean 4 for more than 12 minutes.
TheAppera - You have to help an overworked, sad, suicidal salary man kill himself. It’s like any other puzzle platformer, other than the goal being to die! So losing is winning, it’s quite odd really. Spikes, burning, electrocution, and getting crushed are all good ways to die in the game.
