Super Soviet Missile Mastar – not to be confused with Soviet Missile Master, the inferior version that doesn’t currently exsist – is the first iPhone title from famous development studio The Behemoth. You know, the guys who did Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid.
This is their very first iPhone title ever, and it’s a very small – but fun – offering. Sporting Atari-like graphics (not even 8-bit, folks) you guide a rather large missile across the skies and towards the United States. Along the way, you’ll have to guide the Misslie with your finger to avoid obstacles. At the end of each stage, you’ll have to hit the US or you’ll fail and lose a life. Crash into anything but the ‘States three times, and your rocket commandeering days are over. As you can probably guess, the game gets harder as you progress, with longer levels and more obstacles each time.
My problem with SSMM is the coloring. Everything is white in color on a red background. Given that some obstacles like clouds aren’t true obstacles, a problem arises. You end up just trying to avoid everything white in color apart from the bonuses, which are made of text and a little more distinct. As you play, you’ll learn what to dodge and what to not give a shit about, but the white-only graphics play mindtricks that will often screw you up on what would normally be an easy level. It’s a really minor complaint, but it bothers me as to why they wouldn’t just make the clouds look different or just remove them altogether. Something that would create a foreground/background kind of deal so there would be more focus on the stuff that you want be be avoiding.
It’s not a huge setback, and like I said, you’ll be familiar enough with the graphics early on – but it’s worth mentioning nonetheless and the only problem I have with SSMM.
So wrap things up, The Behemoth’s first venture into iPhone gaming proves to be a free and fun little point-based experience. It controls well, the sound effects are decent, and it’s fun! You’ll come back to it often if you like score-based games. It’s very simplistic and that’s what I like about it. Also, it’s got commies!
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