Our Verdict
Chillingo’sKumo Lumois a unparalleled , endearing , and ( dear of all ) gratuitous mobile game available for iOS machine . Gameplay is simple and straightforward , which piddle it consummate for casual maneuver . It ’s a general app , so it will race swimmingly on both your iPhone and your iPad , assuming they ’re running iOS 5.0 or later .
Kumo Lumo does n’t really gibe into any specific music genre , but it can be well described as a “ rain ‘ em up ” secret plan . You play as Lumo , a smiling storm cloud with a surprisingly deep , rumbly articulation . Lumo ’s job is to circle the satellite and rain on things to make them grow . Trees become forest , Alfred Hawthorne become batch , and small Ithiel Town become city with Lumo ’s rain . Lumo is also responsible for disposing of nature - destroying enemies , such as flamethrower - carrying fox , black smoggy cloud , and volcanoes .
Whenever a new gameplay ingredient is introduced , there ’s a short tutorial to go along with it . To pilot around the globe , you’re able to either spin the satellite , or you’re able to rap and draw Lumo around the concealment . To rain down on things , you just tap Lumo . Lumo can only hold a circumscribed amount of rain ( and , being a cloud and all , will disappear if he runs out ) , so it ’s significant that you vanish around and collect piddle from other sources — like other clouds , heave - up sheep , and whales ’ spout — to keep your water meter up .
There are currently 36 levels in Kumo Lumo , each of which has one goal and three possible star topology to be earned , which point your level of expertise . ( We ’ve seen this mirrored in other Chillingo apps , like the hugely popular Cut the Rope . ) To complete a level you must satisfy the end , but to excel at a level you must fill your star meter , which is in the upper right-hand nook of the screen . Goals can be anything from killing a sure number of enemies to grow a certain number of timber , and are usually quite easy to meet .
But getting stars is another chronicle — you’ll have to grow and pour down additional things to fill your star meter , and only then should you complete the finish to finish the degree . In the previous levels , getting the full three star can be baffling and tedious . If you wait too farseeing to satisfy your goal , you may flow out of H2O sources , and it often ends up being just a lot of meddlesome work .
Overall , Kumo Lumo is an lovely game . The world is made of cute , Japanese - look newspaper cutout , which looks fantabulous on my iPhone ’s Retina screen . The biz is n’t utter , however — the movement could be a little more precise , especially when you ’re running low on H2O , and getting extra star topology can be very frustrating — but it ’s free in the truest sense of the word . There ’s no push button to get you to spend money , though you could sure pick up some excess gold pieces to buy upgrades through in - app purchases , such as a big body of water meter or more lightning power .
If you ’re a nonchalant gamer who likes cute , unique games ( and who does n’t ? ) , Kumo Lumo is a not bad plot for the price .
