A few years ago when there were only a few games available to play on the iPhone, Ngmoco arrived on the app market with a quirky and enjoyable game called Rolondo. This game took advantage of the unique aspects of the iPhone (the touch screen and vibration sensors, for example) to create a game that offered a fantastic playing experience to young and old gamers alike. The most recent addition of Ngmoco to the Apple app store is GodFinger, a game that allows you the player to control your own planet full of people who will do everything you want them to. This review will give you the scoop on the ups and downs of Ngmoco’s latest offering for the iPhone.

The controls on the iPhone are fairly simple and intuitive; most people will not have a hard time figuring them out after playing for a few minutes. When you start the game, you are located in a barren wasteland with only one person in sight. If you give the person what he or she wants, you can turn the person into someone who worships you. Once the conversion is completed, you can command the person (or people) to relax by fountains, work in the farms, or in general do whatever you can think of having them do. The people do grow tired over time and eventually need to get their energy levels restored by sitting beside fountains and lakes. You can build buildings (or rather, have them built) either from gold that you collect from people following you, or with points of awe that you can generate.

GodFinger continues the trend made popular by Zynga of freemium apps, which means they are free to play without obligations — up to a point. Players are only given a minimum of points, gold, lives, etc and then need to pony up the cash if they want more. In Godfinger, you can visit the in-game store to buy more awe. When you have enough awe, you can make the gameplay slightly faster. You can also use awe to buy various items in the store, including money. You can additionally use awe to make the construction of buildings a little bit faster and add more energy to your followers.

The gameplay is significantly slower when you do not purchase awe, but it remains playable without investing any money, which is good. In fact, it is fair to say that the game might be more enjoyable when you play it without the speed bonuses.

The game takes advantage of the local push notifications found on iPhone 4, which means you will be alerted when various tasks have been completed. The game has a feel of something you can pick up or put down as you like, depending on your levels of interest, which means you don’t need to invest several hours in the game each day to enjoy it.

The pros of the game include the low entry cost, the graphics that are fun to look at, and the numerous styles of play. The primary flaw of the game is the stagnation factor; it can turn into a slog of farming gold, recharging followers, and repeating till boredom. The replay value will depend on your attention span.

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