Price: $0.99
Version: 1.0
App Reviewed on: iPad
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Hungry Hungry Hippos is a game I cherish from my childhood. Nothing was more fun than slapping a plastic hippo to gobble up marbles. Oh, the childish fights that broke out over whom had more marbles.
Fast-forward a few years and Hungry Hungry Hippos still holds a soft spot in my heart. The biggest problem with the game now is all that damn racket the game makes. Seriously, did someone upset with parents design that game?
5 Minute Games has done parents everywhere a big favor. Yes, they took that childhood game and put it into a digital form. Parents, your ears are about to thank you many times over.
Famished Farm Animal Frenzy is Hungry Hungry Hippos, just, you know, without all the ear shattering noise. The game also does away with hippos in favor of farm animals. Player can choose from Henry the horse, Claire the cow, Shelton the sheep, and Peter the pig. To stop the fighting of who gets to play the sheep, all four players can play the same character.
Once that nasty character selection process is over, it is off to the tapping frenzy. Just tap on your farm animal of choice to gobble up the watermelons that the gophers are throwing on to the field. The player with the best tapping skills wins the round. Grownups, can you see just how easy this game can turn into an adult beverage consumption game?
The game is simple on the eyes. Each animal loosely resembles its real live counterpart. The best part is Mr. Ed…sorry, Henry the horse will show a bit of his pearly whites as he gobbles up the marble melons. The game sticks to a basic box of Crayola colors; lines are simple and rough. This is pure kids game artwork.
The sounds in the game are pleasing to the ear, especially because sensitive parents can mute this one. Hearing no more loud banging of plastic parts should itself make this one worth your consideration.
Famished Farm Animal Frenzy is a must have for parents with young gamers. How can you pass up a game with four player action, a mute button, and no late night marble to foot injuries? A single dollar is all it takes for hours of childhood fun, without all the retro hazards.


















