For: iPhone/iPod Touch
From: Miniclip SA
iTunes Store Rating: 9+
Price: $US1 (free lite version also available)
While Fragger doesn't match the immensely popular Angry Birds in terms of depth and destructibility, it comes surprisingly close in terms of personality - no small feat, considering this is a game about throwing grenades at soldiers instead of launching deranged cartoon birds at mischievous pigs.
Fragger's gameplay operates on similar principles: Players have a limited number of projectiles, and they must circumvent angles, obstacles and the laws of physics to take out all enemy targets before the ammo runs dry.
The less ammo it takes, the higher the score, and the more medals players receive for their trouble.
Fragger's puzzles are a bit more clinical, often challenging players to trigger cause-and-effect puzzles instead of simply letting pure physics and destruction take over like they do in Birds.
But the general premise is the same, and Fragger delivers both quality and quantity with 70 (and rising) levels that grow satisfyingly intricate as players advance.
Fragger nullifies the obvious brutality of grenade warfare with an amusingly cartoony presentation that, in addition to looking really slick, makes the task considerably more charming than it otherwise would have been.
The look and sound, combined with the brainy nature of the challenges, makes this a war game even people who hate war might have a great time playing.
