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Upon Further Review: Major Mayhem

    Hey, everyone. The last few days I have had the opportunity to play the game I briefly mentioned the other day, Major Mayhem. This shooter is a lot of fun and I think that for the price of free or 99 cents it is a no-brainer to at least check out. Here's the recipe.
    First off, about that price. It has been changed back and forth from 99 cents to free. Either way, the game is very much worth it. The graphics are really nice, crisp and cute. This war game doesn't overpower you with tacky blood-letting. You send your officer, Major Mayhem into battle in three realms, the Tropics, Metropolitan and the Desert. I have played through the tropics so far and I've gotten a real kick out of it. I'd like to thank the developers for the fact that one can play it without getting irrevocably stuck. The good major (your avatar) battles Ninjas that hide everywhere; huts, rocks and tall grass, even rivers. They hurl both red and blue shurikens (throwing stars) at you. This will eventually kill you if you don't kill them first.
    Your character takes cover automatically but if you are shooting while the shuriken are incoming, you will be struck. So, it's fire and cover, fire and cover. On that note, it's good to upgrade your weapons and gear when possible. It makes the game more fun and it's easier to win.
   This game has so much to talk about. The game-play is varied by virtue of things like a bespectacled guy who is being held hostage by the Ninjas. With some skillful shots you can free the professor and he say's "My hero" and flies away with a jet-pack. I accidentally shot the dude once and I suppose that is considered Collateral Damage, like the Governator's movie.
    Other things that keep this game interesting is, well, the chickens and elephants. Yes, there are chickens scurrying about in the grass and there is a reward for blasting one of them. There are also elephants that make their shrill cries as the Major and his enemies seek cover behind their massive bodies and fire at each other. I love Elephants and was glad that I wasn't required to shoot one of them. The chickens, not so much. Be sure to leave the sound turned up as you play this game, because it is a hoot.
     The animations of things like the jet fighters are done superbly. They make low-level passes and you can actually shoot one down, I guess. I must not have the right weapon, I suppose. I really loved the "Dogs of War". This is two Chihuahua's driving a tank which attacks you. You can destroy the tank, with some difficulty. The doggies have conical hats also. I'm telling you, someone put some love and thought into this game.
    My initial lukewarm reaction to this game was due to the fact that you tap on the enemies to shoot. I was wrong to not try it out more thoroughly. To be blunt, I blew my initial, and hurried, assessment of this game. It has rushed up the app store rankings to #12 and I think you should try it.
    From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.
P.S. Be sure to jump over the pungi sticks. (Slivers of bamboo that will pierce a boot and cause infection and death.)
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