Glide review - A smart take on the one-touch runner

Glide is an interesting twist on the one-touch auto runner. Rather than avoiding obstacles, here you need to tap when you're in a specific spot.

It's got the same sort of cruelty as many arcade games on the App Store, and while it doesn't click at first, once you realise what you're supposed to be doing things get a lot more interesting.

It's not perfect, but it's certainly got a lot going for it. And it bubbles along in the back of your brain long enough to keep you coming back for more.

There are two different modes in the game. The first one, challenge, sees you trying to make your way through a series of levels.

The mechanics are the same whatever you do. You're a blob moving along a pre-set path. You'll make it to circles marked on the floor, and it's here you need to tap.

Tap at the perfect time and you'll earn a coin. Tap slightly early or late and you'll just move on to the next circle. Miss your tap and you'll explode. You only get one life, and when it's gone it's gone.

Arcade mode follows a similar pattern, but here the paths are randomly generated and you're chasing as high a score as possible, rather than the end of the level like you are in Challenge.

Both modes are entertaining, but it's likely you're going to stick with Challenge for the most part. There's something about mastering what the game throws at you that makes it even more exciting.

It's nice to have the choice to bounce between the two when things get tough though. And it means there's always something to do even if you've finished the main levels.

There's not a huge amount of depth here, but then that's not really the point. This is a game about split-second reactions, the sort of thing you'll pick up in your lunch break for a brief and frantic session.

And it'll fulfil that purpose pretty damn well. Stick with it after the first few goes and you'll find a game that might just surprise you.