Developer Atooi Games released Mutant Mudds on iOS way back in 2013, then under former studio name Renegade Kid, and it is easily in my top 5 favorite platforming games of all time. Since then Atooi has dabbled in mobile releases with Totes the Goat, a game that Crossy Road-ifies Q-Bert, and Mudd Masher, a game that also Crossy Road-ifies Q-Bert but with a couple of unique twists and the familiar characters of Mutant Mudds. After not releasing any mobile games for a couple of years, Atooi is getting after it once again with their new title Knight Fright.
Now, on first inspection you might just think “Hey, isn’t this just Totes the Goat or Mudd Masher with a spooky theme"" and it’s easy to see why you’d say that, but actually that’s not entirely true. Yes, it appears to be the same engine and basic concept of those other titles, but much how Mudd Masher mixed things up with the Mudds being able to switch blocks back after you’d already lit them up, Knight Fright has a new mechanic that drastically changes how you approach the game.
Your job is once again to light up every title in a level by hopping onto it, but in Knight Fright if you light up 8 tiles consecutively you’ll transform into a Knight that’s capable of stomping on and defeating enemies. You also get a score multiplier while in this state. However, the moment you hop onto a square you’ve already lit up, your Knighthood will vanish and youR...