With technological advances in today’s cellular hardware specifically in the fields of CPUs and GPU’s, the current trend in modern gameplay follows a natural progression to additional features and options, and in this world of fantastical next-generation CGI technology finding an uncomplicated straightforward top grade mobile game can be a breath of fresh air. FireWhip is just such a game, where players require just a couple of seconds before cracking their own flaming whip and this is with a game certainly delivers on its promised pyromaniac displays. Like the greater part of high-concept mobile gaming all that’s required of the player to enjoy gameplay is right in its descriptive title.
It is a wave survival game where players out live and outlast as many enemy waves as possible, the main difference being instead of using some fanciful space plaster as a weapon players will enjoy using the singularly coolest gaming weapon ever devised, a fiery blazing whip is the Millie weapon of choice. The whip generates at fiery lethal Vortex whenever players spin their finger on the screen destroying all in its path, the downside is the whip loses energy and shrinks to smaller size, thereby reducing offensive efficacy and operational range. Whip cracks can be had by flicking motions of the finger to deliver a burst of concentrated pain, however the gestures seem unnatural and awkward, especially so on the larger iPad screens, but become more accurate and natural on the smaller iPhone screens.
Due to the simplicity of the game its modest mechanics could occasionally fail extended gameplays, but the styling and art are faultless and provide some truly awesome eye candy. The artwork classify the game as retro styled with its pixelated graphics, it however offers clean unjagged lines and grid style layouts to appear naturalistic. The soundtrack provides good rhythmic thumping from grungy tunes riddled by crunchy arcade like special effects.
This entertaining marble game certainly has a few things going for it such as its fiery explosions to celebrate the numerous explosive victories as well as its retro art styling, with difficulty levels increased by the finesse that is required to accomplish accurate whipping.