Decent

Overall this is a decent game but to justify being a paid app it needs more in depth content. This game is essentially one of those click-to-ascend click-to-descend type games like Jetpack man or Helicopter rush.

In Sir Benfro you float through the levels until the end by avoiding obstacles and not running out of fuel. It sounds simple enough but this game is frustratingly difficult. Fuel in the game comes in the form of fireflies that you capture with your balloon and they keep you afloat. As you progress, you shed flies and if you run out, its game over. Each level has barely enough fireflies to get you to the end, some of which are impossible to get to. On top of this, there there are many obstacles in the game which if you bump into, bring you to a screeching halt and you also lose a few precious fireflies in the process. This can make the the level impossibly difficult to finish because it takes your floating character forever to achieve any momentum or speed, thus costing more firefly fuel to get back up to speed.

All this would be forgivable if the levels werent so ludicrously long. Theyre almost never ending, and with death almost a certainty at every corner you would think there would be a half way point or checkpoints to continue where you left off. But no, if you die, you start all over. Back. At. The. Beginning. This also wouldnt be so bad if there was more to do in the levels but there isnt. You just float through trying not to hit anything while looking at the odd but interesting visuals and music.

With all that being said the games visuals and music are very unique and very good. However it takes more than that to earn a 5 star rating for a paid app and unfortunately there just enough content. Overall if you buy this app, youll be interested for the first level perhaps, but the rest will start to get dull and very repetitive. Youll wind up more frustrated than anything.

SaB0tag3 about Sir Benfro’s Brilliant Balloon, v1.0.1