1st Impressions

Guerilla Bob is a new release from Chillingo. It is an arcade shooter like MiniGore, but kept my interest longer. While I am familiar with the usual quality if Chillingo titles, the graphics on Guerilla Bob are exceptional to the point that it impressed me beyond my expectations.

Set in a Middle East desert type setting, Bob is a former hero, framed for something he didn’t do, that takes the battle to those that set him up. A series of missions in a linear story line is followed by a survival mode that allows for some unstructured but endless play. That setup is probably adequate for those that play like I do. For hard core fans of this genre though, I would think additional structure in survival mode and/or additional missions would be a plus.

Guerilla Bob uses an OpenFeint type social platform called Crystal. I haven’t gotten deep into it yet, but it seems pretty comporable to OpenFeint. Crystal though seem to be centered around Chillingo titles. Not sure why we need duplicated systems Looks like I have some additional research ahead of me on that.

Guerilla Bob cost $2.99 in the App Store.  Unless additional missions or other such content is added, I think the game would get a lot more traction in the $1.99 range. It is a great title though. I suggest checking it out. The length of gameplay may concern you, but survival mode may be the solution in your book. One thing will be sure though. You will not find another game of this genre with this level of graphics and humor. That alone is worth $2.