{"id":13515,"date":"2015-06-01T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T00:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=13515"},"modified":"2015-05-10T15:07:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T15:07:03","slug":"bears-vs-art-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/01\/bears-vs-art-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears vs. Art (iPad)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BEARS_BOX\"<\/a>Rory the bear lives happily and peacefully in the forest.\u00a0 Until one day, people start building art museums and galleries way out there and disrupting Rory\u2019s habitat.\u00a0 Now Rory must enter these galleries and put a stop to this in Bears vs. Art, a new free-to-play downloadable action puzzler for iOS and Android devices (reviewed on iPad here).<\/p>\n

Each stage is a single room with art on the walls.\u00a0 Rory can move in 8 directions, including diagonally, by tapping on the arrows beside him.\u00a0 He can\u2019t move if there is a wall in the way, though.\u00a0 When you tell Rory to move, he\u2019ll dash without stopping until he hits a wall.\u00a0 If there is a painting on the wall, you\u2019ll play a little mini-game where you\u2019ll swipe the screen like a bear slashing a painting with his claws.\u00a0 It\u2019s kind of like Fruit Ninja, which isn\u2019t surprising since it\u2019s made by the same company.\u00a0 You win the level when all paintings are destroyed.<\/p>\n

There are a variety of obstacles that you\u2019ll need to overcome in each level.\u00a0 Some stages give you limited moves, so you have to plan your strategy accordingly.\u00a0 Other levels give you a time limit or other requirements.\u00a0 Sometimes all you have to do is dash into guests to chase them away, snatch paintings from art thieves, or sneak around security guards.\u00a0 Later on you\u2019ll be able to unlock extra challenging levels, too.\u00a0 You lose the level if you run out of moves or time, or if you get caught by traps or security.<\/p>\n

When you tear up art, beat levels without using all the moves, and other things, you\u2019ll earn coins.\u00a0 These coins can be used to buy various things.\u00a0 You can purchase extra turns or tries if you run out, as well as buy costumes for Rory to wear.\u00a0 Some of these costumes will improve Rory\u2019s stats, so you can have extra moves or earn more coins.\u00a0 As time passes, you\u2019ll get skill points which you can use to increase Rory\u2019s stats as well.\u00a0 Through in-game purchases, you can also buy extra coins, costumes, or even change Rory\u2019s color!<\/p>\n

As a free-to-play download, you\u2019ll have to deal with some of the annoyances of this type of game.\u00a0 You only get a limited number of tries to beat stages, and then you must wait a while before you can do more.\u00a0 You\u2019ll also have to deal with constant pop-up ads encouraging you to buy extras for the game.\u00a0 But if you can look past these things, you may find Bears vs. Art a humorous little action puzzler.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

While Rory does dash into and chase away guests from the museums, you don\u2019t see anything violent.\u00a0 Attendees just disappear, and security guards just sit there dazed with stars circling their heads.\u00a0 The only things that get harmed in this game are paintings.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, and younger gamers may get frustrated at the later, harder levels.\u00a0 Parental supervision is recommended for the in-game purchases.\u00a0 As a puzzle game, Bears vs. Art could be considered somewhat educational as it teaches problem solving, logic, and planning skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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