Story

Even though I have not yet played the first Yeah Bunny, it’s not hard to piece the series’ storyline together. In a very Angry Birds fashion, the babies of a mother chick get kidnapped and you are the bunny tasked with rescuing them. There really is not much more to it and I enjoyed that simplicity. As you play through, the plot thickens a little, but not much. The simple story adds to the cuteness of this game.

Gameplay

This app is a casual retro platformer with a small twist. Instead of having multiple buttons that perform different actions, this game only requires one finger press to jump. Bunny runs at a standard pace all by himself. You just need to tap (or double tap) in order to avoid enemies and traverse the environment. This mechanic adds a little difficulty to this otherwise very simple game. Because you can only tap to jump, you have to time everything just right so that you don’t fall into spikes or miss the opportunity to hit a wall so that Bunny changes directions. The major problem with this game is the ANNOYING timing and placement of its ads. Every time you die, a video ad pops up. Some of these ads play around 30 seconds before you can skip. While you can use the carrots that you collect throughout levels to skip ads, those carrots go fast. Also, you can pay $2.99 to remove ads completely, but I don’t think this game is really worth that.

Graphics

What drew me to this game was the cute pixel graphics style and it was the only thing that really held my attention. I am a sucker for bunnies and I am a real sucker for cute games…I mean some of the enemies are even innocent little blueberries. The style direction really reminded me of Yoshi’s Island DS, a favorite of mine as a child. It’s vibrant and fun to look at.

Soundtrack

Speaking of Yoshi’s Island DS, the soundtrack for Yeah Bunny 2 is also similar. I would say its actually similar to most of the retro Mario games. Not long after playing, I was already humming the main tune of the level. However, while Yeah Bunny 2’s soundtrack is catchy, I would not say it stands out. Each tune is pretty standard and just accompanies its level.

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