While someone obviously thought the game name was funny, they forgot that a game also needs great gameplay. Above Ground and Chunky Pixels sort of missed the mark here.

The game tries to bring holiday themed pinball to the iPhone but misses the mark by a wide margin. First off, pinball has always been far cooler in real life than ever it was in a virtual environment. Scrolling screens, unreal physics and lackluster experiences have plagued the genre and this game is not immune.

Now we have a touch screen-based game very much like those predecessors. The physics are all over the place and act as self-defeating hindrances to the game. In fact the only interesting thing here is the holiday theme. But now that the holidays are over it just seems silly as well.

The tilt option is poor and barely nudges the ball one way or another. No matter how hard you shake or tilt your phone. The tables are long and lacking much of what makes pinball challenging which is obstacles. Wide open, boring areas are joined by higher up areas that are inaccessible mostly.

On a handful of occasions I hit the ball and it simply disappeared off screen to do who knows what. So while the graphics and sound are decent this is simply not a well done game. Even at 99 cents I would not suggest you get it.

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