It?s Full of Sparks [Free] is the latest release from prolific App Store publishers Noodlecake and developer Dabadu Games, and it?d be understandable if there were lingering doubts about whether quantity would eventually come at the expense of quality, and if some titles would make less of a bang amongst the iOS community. Thankfully, It?s Full of Sparks lives up to its name - from the outset, Dabadu Games have made a game full of sparks, new ideas and an abundance of charm from start to end. While a ?platformer? in the loosest sense of the word, It?s Full of Sparks suits the iPhone and iPad perfectly with its simple but incredibly solid central premise, and inventive level design means it remains engaging even as the novelty begins to wear thin.
In It?s Full of Sparks, you control one of infinite sentient firecrackers on their quest to discover the meaning of their cruel, cruel existence and, ultimately, stop exploding. To accomplish such a task, you?re put in control of one such firecracker, and at first can only run left or right. However, you?re quickly introduced to red, green and yellow environment-changing glasses, which conjure up and conceal similarly colored obstacles and utilities at the press of a button. For example, a red spiked wall obstructs the path between your firecracker and the end goal (represented, comically enough, by a pool of extinguishing water). To get past this without the ability to jump, you activate the red goggles through a button on the ri...