Released December 20, 2008
Developer: Antair Games
Publisher: Chillingo, Ltd.
Verdict: Buy It

Short and sweet is the name of the game, if I may in fact lead with two cliches. Actually,  the game is named Sneezies, and if you couldn’t tell from the screenshot here, it oozes cuteness (seriously, get a tissue handy).

For one U.S. dollar and a trip to the iTunes store, you too can land yourself this little number from Antair Games.

Here’s what to expect:

Each doe-eyed furball floats lazily around the level, and pressing the screen will generate a puff of dust that causes any nearby Sneezies to live up to their name. Their bubble pops, and they parachute to safety, but not before releasing their own sneeze-inducing cloud. What results is the most adorable case of hay fever in history, as each disembodied cartoon head sets off the ones around him. There are two modes and a few dozen levels, but the objective of each is essentially the same – create the biggest chain reaction possible in one turn.

Most gamers will recognize Sneezies for what it is, a gumball colored skin on a free flash game. It may not hold sway with the hardcore user, but that’s not who this game is for. It’s accessible, cartoony nature and simplicity of play make Sneezies the perfect game for holding the attention of the nearest five-year-old. It is almost like someone saw that famous YouTube video of a baby panda sneezing and said, “How can we make this into a game?”.

For those keeping score, that makes Sneezies a smart buy for parents with young children, or anyone of the millions of people who can’t stop watching this.