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App: JiveLite
Released: 22nd August 2008
Developer: Jirbo
Price: Free
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For those of you that know the game ZooKeeper you'll be familiar with JiveLite. The game involves switching animals in a grid to make a row or column of 3 or more, doing this removes those animals from the grid making room for more to drop in from above. The game has 2 modes, timed, where you need to keep the life bar topped up and untimed which lets you play at your own leisurely pace. Both of these modes require you to earn as many points as you can, points are awarded at 10 points for each animal and increases by 10 points for each level you reach. If you are struggling to find the next move there is a hint button which shows you which animal you need to move, but this does lose you 200 points. High scores can be uploaded to the Jirbo server where you will be compared to the best of the best, the top score is outragous seeing as I spent about an hour getting 49220.
The graphics are clear and cute but the sound lets it down. The only sound effect seems to be a ripping noise whenever you clear a row or column of animals. The controls work well on the touch screen although switching the animals doesn't seem as responsive as it should be.
Jirbo have made a number of games for the iPhone, with a total of 15 apps, most contain the cutesy animals. The website http:/www.jirbo.com allows you to create your own avatar which can be used in all the Jirbo games and is displayed on the online scoreboards.
Overall this is a game you could lose a fair amount of time to, it's simple and addictive. However after getting lucky and hitting a huge high score the lack of modes and online multiplayer will find you moving onto the next Jirbo game.
Summary: It's ZooKeeper but not as responsive or feature packed as the Nintendo DS version.
For those of you that know the game ZooKeeper you'll be familiar with JiveLite. The game involves switching animals in a grid to make a row or column of 3 or more, doing this removes those animals from the grid making room for more to drop in from above. The game has 2 modes, timed, where you need to keep the life bar topped up and untimed which lets you play at your own leisurely pace. Both of these modes require you to earn as many points as you can, points are awarded at 10 points for each animal and increases by 10 points for each level you reach. If you are struggling to find the next move there is a hint button which shows you which animal you need to move, but this does lose you 200 points. High scores can be uploaded to the Jirbo server where you will be compared to the best of the best, the top score is outragous seeing as I spent about an hour getting 49220.
The graphics are clear and cute but the sound lets it down. The only sound effect seems to be a ripping noise whenever you clear a row or column of animals. The controls work well on the touch screen although switching the animals doesn't seem as responsive as it should be.Jirbo have made a number of games for the iPhone, with a total of 15 apps, most contain the cutesy animals. The website http:/www.jirbo.com allows you to create your own avatar which can be used in all the Jirbo games and is displayed on the online scoreboards.
Overall this is a game you could lose a fair amount of time to, it's simple and addictive. However after getting lucky and hitting a huge high score the lack of modes and online multiplayer will find you moving onto the next Jirbo game.
Summary: It's ZooKeeper but not as responsive or feature packed as the Nintendo DS version.
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As a big fan of Zookeeper on the DS, I decided to check this game out. I found the graphics a little too cute for my tastes, but the basic gaming experience was addictive enough.
The lack of responsiveness referred to in the review appears to be a case of waiting for one more to complete, with new blocks appearing, before you can make your next move. In Zookeeper, making moves quickly one after another was encouraged with a multiplier bonus, so Jive feels a little slow and restrained when you have to actually wait to make your next move. I suspect this may well stop me playing this game, but those not familiar with zookeeper will likely love this addictive little puzzler.
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