Teddy Factory
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When the Pocket Gamer team read the blurb about an In-Fusio game which sees building a body by attaching lifeless limbs and heads to a hastily prepared thorax, we had all manner of images of blood and gore slashing around in our heads.

Thankfully, it only took a paragraph before it became clear the bodies and limbs in question were the furry kind belonging to lovely, little, cute teddy bears. Awwww.

Teddy Factory has a very basic premise at its heart, involving the assembly of teddies, limb by limb, as they pass along a conveyor belt, ready to be boxed up for the waiting brats – sorry, delightful children. You put the bears together in six, colour-coded pieces – legs, arms chest and head – by moving the cursor around and selecting the appropriate parts as you the watch the teddy begin to take shape.

As you might expect, the sections come through all mixed up, so the idea is to prioritise and construct the colour of bear that is close to dropping off the end of the production line.

If you manage to build and box up the number of bears required to complete that level, and the kids go home happy (effectively, they act as another success barometer), you earn yourself a promotion. Fail, and it's back to sweeping the floors.

As you progress, 'Trophy Bears' appear on specific levels, and when assembled they can be showcased in your trophy room, which gives you an extra incentive to play on. There are also various handy power-ups, like Random Parts (that, when added to any partially completed bear, will fill-in the part you still need) and Magnet, which attracts all nearby attachable parts to it.

Production-wise, the graphics are functional but garish, and it's not unfair to say that we expect better from a mobile game nowadays. It's further disappointment in the audio department as there aren't any sound effects in Teddy Factory and the theme tune that plays throughout is a pretty annoying little ditty.

Ultimately, the game is no teddy bears' picnic. Technical flaws, a lack of polish, and no real longevity give this package merely the bear (sorry) minimum and is consequently hard to recommend.

Teddy Factory

As a puzzler, it's a little different, at least. But there's nothing here that will hold your attention for very long
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Chris Maddox
Chris Maddox
Liverpool fan, Chris, loves to watch the mighty Redmen play. In between matches however, he's an avid mobile games reviewer for Pocket Gamer. Chris has assured us that he only thinks about Liverpool FC a mere 80 per cent of the day.