Red Card Rampage

Red Card Rampage [by TurboNUKE] is a physics puzzle game based on a popular flash game by the same name. What’s a physics puzzle game? Something like the Worms game on PC, where you have to take the weight of the object, the trajectory, the speed, as well as the wind into account in order to hit your target. I hate soccer, but I enjoy this type of games, so I was unsure if I would like it this one.

The home screen made me like the game right away thanks to the face expressions of the players and the theme song. The three guys on the left look like they’re trying to pick up chicks, the guy behind the referee looks like he’s playing for the “special” team and the referee looks like he’s being held at gunpoint which would explain the scared and nervous look he has. The theme song sounds like it was written for a kid’s show from my childhood and I’m happy to hear it again. There isn’t much of a menu, just a start button, which is fine because you don’t really need a menu for this game because it’s very simple. It would be nice to have the option to turn the sound off, without having to put your phone in silent mode or turning down the sound of Media. Maybe we’ll see that in the next update.

The aim of the game is to hit the referee with a ball and the levels are designed in a way that makes this simple task a bit tricky. Not only do you have to take the trajectory, speed and wind into consideration, but timing is very important as well sometimes. The physics are very good in this game and overall it plays very nice. The sounds are spot on, which is very important in my opinion. One thing I’ve noticed is the crowd in the background doesn’t yell like it does in the flash version, which is good because it was really annoying and made it hard to concentrate on the game. To be honest the game looks even better on android than it does on flash.

You learn how to play as the game progresses so pay attention to the tips that appear on the screen. Advice like “Some objects can be moved by balls” and “Wooden objects can be broken by balls” will not only make you giggle (it’s still funny) but also help you answer the question “What am I supposed to do here?”.

All in all it’s a simple game that can be fun even if you don’t like soccer. It looks, sounds, feels and plays great. The levels are cleverly designed and are tricky enough to get you addicted. It’s a whole lot of fun for the modest price of £0.99 = $1.542519.