1st Impressions

Car Mania actually surprised me. I am normally not a big fan of arcade style games because they tend to run too fast for a my fat fingers to play on a small screen.

Car Mania sneaks up on you in more ways than one. first of all you can play in Survival mode and play for as long as you can before you run out of “lives” . The game starts out slow and gradually speeds up until you can’t keep up any longer.

More importantly, however, is the fact that how much you like the game will creep up on you like a cheeta stalking a gazelle. Before you know it you will find yourself absolutely in love with it.

The game consept is simple. In each of the 3 modes of play you are presented with beautifully drawn maps with vehicles moving down the streets. Using your finger to “draw” a path for them to follow, your objective is to stay alive for as long as possible (the Survival mode that we just discussed) or to gain as many points as you can before the time runs out in the Time Attack mode.

As you do your best to direct the traffic flow you will be faced not only by a variety of vehicles that travel at different speeds but also other obsticles such as road construction and the road rage that ultimately develops following the inevitable crashes that occur.

And that is where the cheeta springs into a full sprint when it cones to how much I enjoyed the game. You see, the game also features a Road Rage mode in which you drive like my son and crash as many vehicles as you can. It is a wonderful (and much safer) way to blow off some steam after facing a stressful commute to or from work.

Car Mania is available in the iTunes store for $0.99. I really enjoyed it and think you will as well.