Duck Bumps turns Flappy Bird into a four-player smash fest on one iPad screen

There's been a resurgence in local multiplayer these days, with raucous single-screen battlers like TowerFall and Nidhogg. Solo dev Antti Ojala wants to bring that to iPad with his new game, Duck Bumps.

Each player gets two buttons in their corner of the iPad, which is used to give a plump boxy bird a little waft of Flappy Bird-style flight. The challenge then is to navigate yourself onto another player's bonce.

If you bop all three other birds you win the round.

Also, when you get bumped, your duck turns into a shower of uncontrollable duck bits that rain down on other players and score you extra points. It certainly makes for some tense final battles as you must dodge ducks and duck bits alike.

The game's got four levels with random modifiers that mix up the gameplay. And you can play it with two or three or four players - or solo if you want to practice.

Duck Bumps doesn't quite have the tactical brilliance of TowerFall, or the same level of friendship-ruining mayhem as a game like Slamjet Stadium. But it's a cute and fun little game, and a worthy addition to the iPad's list of single-screen multiplayer games.

It's available now for iPad, and costs £1.49 / $1.99. Get it here.