iOS bridge-building game Bridgy Jones is an early contender for next week's top game
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It might not even be the weekend yet, but I think I've already found my favourite game of next week.
Its name is Bridgy Jones, and it's a bridge-building puzzler from Polish developer Grow App.
In each Bridgy Jones level, you have to build a bridge across chasms, rivers, and bloody great gorges to help Bridgy the train driver deliver his cargo.
You'll construct your bridge from a range of materials (including beams, tracks, ropes, and concrete blocks) in the most intuitive construction editor this side of World of Goo.
It's easy to snap bits together and move entire sections. And you can lop off unwanted materials via a Fruit Ninja-style swipe. It's best experienced on iPad, but there's a handy zoom loupe for iPhone users.
Once you've erected your bridge, you'll have some control over the steam engine's direction and speed. But you'll only make it if your design is sturdy enough.
Getting from one side of the screen to the other is one thing. Completing the game's bonus objectives - like using fewer materials, not letting any crates break, and beating a time limit - is another.
They really force you to play levels in new ways. In one stage, completing the "only use two rail sections" objective involved building a sweet ramp instead of a bridge. It was pretty rad.
Bridgy Jones boasts 32 levels, split into a handful of distinct worlds with their own mechanics. There are also some absurd bonus stages and the like.
Oh, and there aren't any intrusive in-app purchases. Praise be.
Bridgy Jones is terrific fun, with a quirky sense of humour to boot. Chillingo will publish the game on iPhone and iPad on June 6th, and it will be an absolute steal at 69p / 99c.
