In Pix’n Rush from Pix’n Love and Bulky Pix (lots of pix to manage in that one), he levels or the collectibles and enemies scroll, you run and jump, collect pluses, avoid minuses. Sounds easy? Pfft...the hell you say! This game is tough, but in a good way. You need to string together the goods and avoid the bads for as long as possible to increase the score multiplier. When 
you do that the game changes from a cool retro-modern look (see image right) to a Space Invaders Deluxe or maybe a Defender Deluxe look (below) look to a Tetris look to a Super Mario Bros look (in further screens section). If you manage to hang on long enough or score everything on a level you’ll get a bonus and some bragging rights (in the form of achievements in the OpenFeint system).
The only problem I have really, yes it’s the controls, no it’s not because of the touchscreen. Simply, the movement arrows are too small. Often I would die or lose a streak just because of my fat thumb wobbling toward the other arrow and reversing my direction at the worst possible moment. I suppose I could try playing with my index finger but then I have to prop the iPhone up against something. Considering that the controls are mostly transparent I don’t think it would be a problem to have them a bit larger. And no so damned close together. Even when using my index finger it’s nearly impossible to not make a mistake. Who playtested this game?
A skinny-fingered Martian?
Other than that, the game is quirky, from its totally 8-bit soundtrack to its whole level design and game mechanics. It’s like a really stellar looking retro title. Sure, it’s sort of poking fun at, while paying homage simultaneously, the platform games of old. Just look at the screen changes when you get the points multipliers, Space Invaders, Tetris, Super Mario. These are truly iconic games and everyone knows them on site.
Overall the game is cool and fun. I just wish the controls weren’t so small and close together. They become so frustrating at times that they really hold the game back from being a masterpiece. Hopefully, they’ll read this and give some control options like bigger, further apart, etc.
Further Screens:
The 5x Multiplier:
The 10x Multiplier
