Game review: Ketchapp Winter Sports – all you need for a great little free smartphone experience
Snowboard, ski, skate, and slide your way through various challenges and obstacle courses – and compare your progress with your friends
Ketchapp Winter Sports
Ketchapp
4/5 stars
Mobile gaming hasn’t quite reached the level where ambition and creativity are requirements for a successful release. Simplicity is still key, partially due to the limitations of the technology, but also because mobile gamers mostly aren’t that sophisticated and don’t have much time.
But looking back to old-school releases is often a successful approach, and developer Ketchapp is one that has basically cornered the market using that philosophy. Stack, Jump, Hop, Crazy Circle, Bottle Flip!, Hat Trick Shots – even the names of its many games are minimalism defined, and the popularity of its Summer Sports package has inevitably led to a winter version.
On the surface, it’s pretty much the same game with a frosty outlook, but noticeable improvements have been included. You’ll snowboard, ski, skate and slide your way through various challenges and obstacle courses, before collecting a series of gems that can be traded in for improved skills.