Icy Tower

Take on the role of Harold the Homeboy as you climb up towers. Created by Free Lunch Design, a Swedish video game developer, Icy Tower impresses with its simplicity and addictive nature. If you just want to zone out and jump on ledges all afternoon, this game is perfect for you. While there is really no plot line, or gameplay for that matter, this game does possess a certain charisma that isn’t found in the high tech world of today. Icy Tower is refreshing because it makes you realize that sometimes performing one simple task over and over again can be meditative and fun.

There is not much to this game in terms of controls. It’s basically right, left, and jump. If you get a fast start, you can jump multiple stories, which is quite cool. The game does increase in difficulty too. The higher you get, the faster the floor begins to move in a downward motion. So there is a challenging aspect to the game. Just be sure to not let Homeboy fall back to the bottom.

Online record sharing also allows you to find out how you stack up against the rest of the Icy Tower gamers. Here you can check out the highest floor achieved, highest score accumulated, and the longest combo reached. These records offer you a bit of motivation to keep on jumping upwards.

All in all this wacky game is quite entertaining. Quirky sounds and constant action make this game mindlessly and dangerously addictive. If you are not careful, you could waste hours of your day jumping on ledges. It’s one of those games where your mom calls you for dinner one minute and you show up thirty minutes later and the food is cold. So what do you do? Take your food to your room and continue playing.