Aqua Hoops app for iPhone and iPad
4.0 (
820 ratings )
Sports
Games
Action
Sports
Developer:
playtoniq
0.99 USD
Current version:
1.7, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 24 Sep 2008
App size: 889.47 Kb
Remember those water tank toys where you push the buttons and it shoots out air that makes the balls go into hoops?
Well this is totally one of those, but for your iPhone & iPod Touch.
Its crazy fun and relaxing. Kill a few moments or zone out for hours with this super-advanced underwater basketball simulation. You will swear its the real thing!
REVIEWS
G4 TV - The Feed
"Aqua Hoops is here, and you probably didnt even know youve been waiting for it all your life--this is the kind of silly fun for which the iPhone was made."
The Apple Blog
"It nails the gameplay. I feel like I am five again, holding the water tank toy and shooting air at the balls to propel them towards the goals."
Hack The iPod Touch
"I rate it 9/10 in total - and I recommend that you buy it."
Feautures:
- Real underwater feel
- Tilt sensitive physics
- Simulated air bubbles
- 7 tiny little plastic* basketballs
- 3 plastic* hoops
- Multiple gameplay modes: Free play, One minute drill, Three minute drill
- Keeps track of your best score for each mode
- Customizable colors
* Not real plastic
Recommended for fans of iShoot, Paper Football, Rolando, and Dizzy Bee.
Pros and cons of Aqua Hoops app for iPhone and iPad
Aqua Hoops app good for
It worked liked it promised, great controls and stable app (no crashes yet). also the concept of the game is well suited for the iphone. It is simple to play and yet it lasts for more than 5min of fun. I would totally get it. However I would love to see a real hiscore table (top 10 + enter name), and some blubble sound would be cool too. Otherwise well done!
This app brings back old childhood memories. Fun to play if you have a few minutes to kill. My only recommendation to the developpers is to add sound as the current version has none. It would really add to the playing experience.
What a great app! As everyone else has said - very nostalgic. And such a simple idea too. Great job!
Reminds me of the long road trips I used to take with my family in the back of the Buick. Great time waster! Let my niece play with it and she wouldnt give my phone back.
Game plays as it is described. Could use some more entertaining features. Over all you get what you pay for, a fairly fun $.99 game.
I cant believe I played this for 45 minutes on the subway. Great time killer app. Love it.
Some bad moments
This game is a great throw-back to when I was a kid, but it is way too easy. By pushing and holding either of the buttons, you can make 3-pointers every single time. There needs to be some randomness in the buttons, and better modeling of the randomness of an object moving in water.
If the dev can improve on this aspect of the game, Ill happily revise my rating, but for now there just isnt any challenge due to the repeatability of every shot.
Also, whats up with having to pay $0.99 for every skin? Would it really have been so hard to make the skin selectable in-game? I already purchased Hoops, so Im not going to go buy Punt, Pitch or Baller just to change the graphics. Having these skins all in one game would have added a lot of value.
I first downloaded Aqua Hoops the free version and loved the game play! It has banner ads which is fair enough. So then I purchase the full version, and IT STILL HAS BANNER ADS!!!! W T F ??? This is OUTRAGEOUS!!!
