Chris Buffa (Modojo): Here's something you don't see everyday: a rollercoaster based platformer. Think Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros., but with five cars of screaming kids.
The game, Madcoaster, is a nice surprise from Chillingo and developer CGMatic. Stripped of the bells and whistles, it's a typical runner, where you have no control over the coaster's momentum and must keep it moving forward without sailing off a piece of broken track. Then the app tallies your score and distance traveled.
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Pocket Gamer: While it’s far from being a revolution, Madcoaster is a very well-made entry in an increasingly stagnant genre.
Chris Buffa (Modojo): We have to give the developers at CGMatic credit for trying something new. Faced with a competitive running genre filled with notable hits, including Canabalt, the team partnered with Chillingo to put a new spin on the popular formula, exchanging escaped convicts and guys with plasma swords for, of all things, a roller coaster. In Madcoaster, players guide a five-car scream machine across broken tracks and through loops to see how far they can travel. Suffice to say, we loved it.
