Hello Christina. I've played Audio Defence extensively. It is strictly a combat game. It has some strategic depth and is quite well put together. For teen or adult audiences, it's a perfectly run-of-the-mill action game. However, there is no exploration like there is in the other games this company has produced. You're stationned in the centre of an arena and zombies of various kinds approach you. Using various weapons, you try to kill as many of them as possible which earns you gold and diamonds. The challenge is in learning to use different weapons, choosing which to upgrade, figuring out which zombies to attack in what order. Basic prioritization and combat problems. It makes use of the gyroscope in your i device so you turn your body to aim and shake your phone to swing your hand weapon if zombies get that close. It certainly can give one's heart a good workout.
There are plenty of games like this in the sighted world. They're usually marketted to older kids or teenagers. I certainly wouldn't recommend it for younger children. You hear zombies dying, weapons, and your own sonically gruisome death when you eventually become overwelmed and they kill you. Everything's pretty over the top. The real novelty is that it's in binoral audio so you hear zombies come from behind you. You literally have to turn to face them and tap or shake your phone to use your weapons. It's pretty effective and I think it would likely terrify a young child. Frankly though, I've heard more tramatic stuff in movies. There's an unreal quality to the whole soundscape. There are a large number of accessible games which you may find more suitable. Ear Monsters is a different less horrific arcade combat game. You need to hit monsters by tapping the correct part of the screen which corresponds to where you hear the monster. It's soundscape is more cartoonish and kid-friendly. Blindfold Racer is designed specifically for children. Sound Ninja and Nebula are two more arcade action games I'd consider kid-friendly. You may want to consider games in other genres. Stem Stumpers is a very well designed puzzle game for blind and sighted people. If you haven't already done so, go to www.applevis.com Look in their app directory in the games category. People are still testing capabilities and figuring out what works on smartphones when it comes to accessible games. There's a lot of potential waiting to be tapped. The next couple of years are going to be pretty exciting for gamers I think. On 12/12/14, May <[email protected]> wrote: > That's hard to say, what might sound find to us might not sound right for > you to let your kids hear. this is one I have to say you need to judge for > yourself. > > Ha, yes if you have boys, they would love it, but as a parent you need to > judge the sounds and be the better judge. > > May and LD, Luna Moon! > www.canadianlynx.ca > >> On Dec 12, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Christina C. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Well...They are boys. LOL! Gas is a form of entertainment for them. LOL! Um, >> if possible, can you describe a bit as to how violent the sounds might be? >> Gun sounds, screaming, gurgling blood??? >> >> Thanks so much, I know it may only be $5 to some, but that is a bit much >> for me to spend on a game, we usually go for free or for a dollar. and I >> don't want to waste the $5. :) >> Christina >> >> >>> On Dec 12, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I don't notice profanity, but there are flatulent, belching zombies and >>> when you or zombies die, the sounds are very graphic. The kids might love >>> it, but you might not want them to. :) >>> >>> There are other games you could play, of course, such as Ear Monsters or >>> Nebula for arcade games, and Word Ladder, Four Down, Wordundrum, and >>> iAssociate2 for word games. There's a kids' game called Blindfold Racer >>> as well. >>> >>> Teresa >>> >>> "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing >>> with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks >>> >>> On Dec 12, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Christina C. <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I thought about getting this for my kids but I noticed the 17 and up >>>> rating. The app store says that it's due to frequent or intense >>>> horror/fear themes, frequent/intense cartoon or fantasy violence, >>>> frequent/intense realistic violence, and infrequent/mild profanity or >>>> crude humor. Can someone give me more detail about this? I was quite >>>> disappointed to find this out. Obviously the language could be a problem >>>> but I am trying to understand what audio violence would be since I >>>> thought there was nothing on the screen. 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