Written by Giang Cao | 31 August 2010

Like all men, Barry Steakfries loves to run, jump perilous obstacles, shoot monsters in the face and travel the world via breaking the time space continuum. For 99 cents on the app store, Monster Dash combines the simple Cannabalt survival platformer formula with an extra layer of strategy and skill.

While running across randomly-generated levels forms the core of the game, you'll be dealing with roaming monsters along the way. The left of the screen issues jump and naturally, the right side triggers the gun. While Barry will always have a shotgun at his disposal, its limited reach will only get you so far. There are 3 other weapons you can pick up along the way, each having their own unique killing properties. 3 is a little on the low side, but going by Halfbrick Studio's track record in update support, I trust there'll be more on the way.

Visually, the game will be a fresh breath of air to those accustomed to the sterile environment of Cannabalt. The sprites are lively and fun, as well as the revolving landscape. It also runs smoothly on my old school iPhone 3G, which is always welcome.

While I'll concede that Cannabalt is a post-modern classic, Monster Dash edges out to be a better game. The added depth and flexibility never comes in the way simplicity and Openfeint achievements will have you going that extra mile kilometre.

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