An Addiction to "Temple Run"

Recently, on my iPod touch, I downloaded an app called "Temple Run". Seemed self explanatory; your standard "how long can you last?" game. I love these kinds of games, and Temple Run is no exception. I know I'm pretty late, because by now I know that the novelty of the game has worn off slightly, but does that mean that people stopped playing it? By no means, it's just it's not as new anymore, and there might be a Temple Run 2 on the way.

Gameplay

Here's the just of it; you are a treasure hunter or adventurer or some shit like that, and you have to finger-swipe your way through an endless series of chasms, sharp turns, and low-hanging obstacles. Make a mistake and the man-eating, blood-thirst primates chasing you are gonna tear you a new asshole. Be sure to have drank plenty of coffee or 5-hour energy before attempting this game.

My only gripe with this game, and it comes without saying sometimes, is that your reaction time has to be near-superhuman or your ass is going overboard. If you so much as hiccup or blink at the wrong or improper time, you're fucked. No such luck in trying to recover, because only tripping over something you're supposed to jump over will result in an extra chance. Turning and flying off the path, or getting clothes-lined by a branch hanging far too low will result in instant death and a pissed off player. I've almost come to the point of throwing my iPod across the room before, but never did it (thank God.).

iPod/iPhone/iPad logo

Certain power-ups help you throughout the game, such as turbo, blocked obstacles or head-starts. However, these things like the turbo and the blocked obstacles  are collected in-game, while the "head-start" and other tokens of will are purchases in between attempts and used at game's start. The head starts don't do much, and when they do, you fuck up almost instantly; at least I do when I try (lol).

Other than that, there really isn't much more to say. The game has a nice jungle-theme tune that plays on a constant loop when you start, but after a while I just play Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie" off of my iPod  while I play. It drains the battery like crazy, but the two reasons I do it are 1) It seems to help me get further in the game and be more keen on the obstacles and things and 2) It's funny as fuck.

So that's it, I just wanted a short little post about Temple Run, plus an honorable mention of Kool and the Gang while I was at it. I even listen to that stupid song while I type in my blog. (Note: Not all of the time, just when my iTunes comes across it or I feel like playing "guilty pleasure" songs). Thanks for reading...