In late December 2012, a new game came out from Immanitas Entertainment GmbH, Crash Dummy. I had commented about its release on AppReviewCentral a while back. It looked like a fun game  and was looking forwarding to playing it.

I finally got a copy and one of my sons decided to take the initiative and test the game for me. We both like the game but unfortunately it crashes on us in the tutorial. I contacted the developer and an update came out but again it still crashes. I am running it on an iPod Touch 5th Generation so it might work better on another device. Now it does not crash right away. We can play the game, but we have found that a certain spot(s) the game, specifically the tutorial area,  just stops and we cannot go any further.

If another updates comes out I will let you know but for this review we will provide a comment on what we have been about to do in the game. Crash Dummy comes with 16 levels, two of which are tutorials levels. With each level you want to get the best score possible. The levels are locked so you will need to play them in order initially. You will need to finish the tutorial to get to the main levels.

CID is the main crash dummy that you play. Professor Advisor’s daughter is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis D-Troit and it is CID’s job to rescue her. Crash Dummy is a running type game where you need to get CID through the level and deal with locked doors, robots, bad guys, crates, obstacles, and more. To control CID you use an on screen joystick and buttons. Your options are run, jump, sneak, climb, slide, and punch. You should not have any trouble with the controls. As you move through the game, you will have to unlock doors, etc and these are represented by a green hand that appears over it.

The game graphics and music are great. There is also a very extensive story in the game which I really like. I enjoy playing a game that has a story you have to follow. To quote my son “The game is awesome, I really wish it did not crash“. I am not sure if others have experienced what we have or maybe we are doing something wrong. But none the less Crash Dummies does look to be a fun and entertaining game.

Immanitas Entertainment announced that the casual platformer, Crash Dummy, has been released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The originally targeted release in November 2012 has been moved back to just recently.

The newly released story trailer, produced together with COMIX School, created with high quality cartoon style drawings and animations, gives an introduction to the adventure that Cid, the lovable but bored crash dummy, is about to embark on. When one fateful day professor Advisor’s daughter is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis D-Troit, Cid finally gets his opportunity to live the life of adventure and become a hero. Take control of Cid and help him rescue M.I.A. trough 16 challenging levels, including 6 Giant Bosses. Whether it’s in sewers, swamps, ice or lava Cid has to fight, run, climb, shoot, and sneak his way past many different brainy puzzles, traps and challenges.

Giuseppe Crugliano, Founder and Managing Director of Twelve Games, the developers of Crash Dummy, made the following statement: “We are very happy that we can offer Crash Dummy to an even broader audience now across both iOS and Android devices. We have had a lot of fun creating this game and believe gamers can look forward to a great gaming experience.”

Features:

• Bringing a classic gaming brand to iOS.
• 16 Challenging levels Including 6 end level bosses.
• High quality cartoons and video sequences tell the story.
• Different abilities including sneaking, climbing, running and sliding.
• Various weapons including bazookas, ice lasers and flamethrowers.
• 25 different enemy types.

You can download Crash Dummy for $2.99 (free version) by clicking here. Enjoy!