{"id":9107,"date":"2013-01-15T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T00:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=9107"},"modified":"2013-01-15T00:02:28","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T00:02:28","slug":"hungry-hungry-hippos-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/15\/hungry-hungry-hippos-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungry Hungry Hippos (iPad)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/15\/hungry-hungry-hippos-ipad\/hippo_box\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9108\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9108\" alt=\"HIPPO_BOX\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/HIPPO_BOX-150x61.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/HIPPO_BOX-150x61.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/HIPPO_BOX.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Two of my favorite board games when I was a little kid were Connect Four (pretty sneaky, sis), and Hungry Hungry Hippos. Especially the hippo game because it required no skill to play, and it made a heck of a racket! Later on they made a coin op version of Hungry Hungry Hippos in arcades. The balls automatically came out the middle, the computer would control any empty hippos mechanically, and you could win tickets, too. If I had enough room, I\u2019d be tempted to buy one at an arcade auction. Now the hippos are entering the 21st century with the Hungry Hungry Hippos iPad app, and best of all, it\u2019s TRULY free-to-play! No gimmicks or extra things to buy!<\/p>\n<p>The iPad app plays exactly like the board game. Tap to make your hippo stretch his or her neck out to eat food. Whoever eats the most, wins. You can tap at different angles to make your hippo reach out in other directions. And instead of marbles, your hippos eat bananas and apples (or maybe they\u2019re strawberries, I don\u2019t know). I\u2019m also not sure if the bananas are worth more points than strawberries either.<\/p>\n<p>There are three modes of play. In the Single Hippo game, it\u2019s just your hippo and nobody else, as you try and eat all the food as quickly as you can. Hippo vs. Hippo plays most like the board game, as four players view the field in a top down perspective as they all tap to eat food. The CPU won\u2019t control any empty hippos, though. Finally, in Hippo vs. CPU, it\u2019s you against another hippo in a race to eat the most goodies. And that\u2019s all there is to it! It may not be much, but I thought it was kind of neat and it\u2019s free!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9109\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9109\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9109\" alt=\"HIPPO_SCREEN\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/HIPPO_SCREEN.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/HIPPO_SCREEN.jpg 270w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/HIPPO_SCREEN-84x150.jpg 84w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/HIPPO_SCREEN-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It may not hold their attention for very long, but I think the Hungry Hungry Hippos app is great for any age! No reading is required, and it\u2019s a LOT quieter than the real board game. Best of all, it\u2019s truly free-to-play. Nothing extra you have to buy or download later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of my favorite board games when I was a little kid were Connect Four (pretty sneaky, sis), and Hungry Hungry Hippos. Especially the hippo game because it required no skill to play, and it made a heck of a racket! Later on they made a coin op version of Hungry Hungry Hippos in arcades. 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