Mighty Just got Mightier

August 31, 2011 Patrick Hickey Jr. Video Game Reviews, Video Games 0

When “Mighty Fin” was originally released on the iPad, the only real concerns were the monotonous in-game tunes. With its current update, not only has Launching Pad games added new music for each level, they’ve added eight completely new levels, which are much more challenging than the original ones, as well as new unlockables.

The end result is one of the most simple and addictive games on the console.

Overall, it’s a well-rounded gem.

It’s quite a change to play this title with the volume on the entire time, with no fear of getting annoyed by the audio. Beforehand, the sound effects were pretty much the thing that stood out the most during gameplay. Considering the game is centered around collecting coins and a sound effect is played every time one is picked up, things got annoying rather quickly. As it was, the game was in need of a complete audio overhaul, one that suited and brought out the best in the lush graphics. This time, each level has its own music, ranging from futuristic tunes, to fast-summery instrumentals. Matching the colorful landscapes [Which too, look fantastic, almost like the cartoon scenes in “Kung Fu Panda.”], “Mighty Fin” is no longer a title with promise and an obvious blemish.

Make no mistake, now it’s a finished and polished title that is easily one of the best currently available on the iPad.

The eight added levels as well round out the product perfectly. While the levels in the original version of the game weren’t a cakewalk, they lacked complete sophistication. There weren’t many moving objects and for veteran players, who understood the ins and outs of the title, completing a level was never something that couldn’t be done. In the update, several of the levels feature moving objects [pirates, robots, ninjas] spice up the gameplay considerably and make the game uber hard at times.

Because of the spike in difficulty, “Mighty Fin” will take a bit longer to finish and the satisfaction garnered from completion will be that much more intense. No longer is the title a cute little game that makes excellent use of the iPad’s technology.

“Mighty Fin” is swimming with the big fish now.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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