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Doppler is a twitchy two-finger update of the wire loop game for mobile

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Doppler is a twitchy two-finger update of the wire loop game for mobile
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Doppler is a game that asks, "How long can you hold on?" For me, the answer is a desperate croak. "Not very long," I cry.

It's an infinite twitch game played with two fingers. Perhaps it's best described as a mix of Pivvot and a wire loop game - you know, the ones that buzz when you screw up.

You hold two of your fingers on either side of the central line, and then everything starts to scroll vertically. As the line bends and curves, it's your task to keep your two fingers close together without touching the line.

If you do touch it then you're a failure and have to start over. You can't just keep your fingers really far apart either.

An electric current runs between them and it needs to stay constant. The current will break if your fingers move too far apart.

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It's a very testing game and I haven't got on with it well at all. If you do have the required tenacity and patience, then all power to you. I clearly don't.

I should also mention that there are three modes in Doppler. There's Infinite, Extreme, and Time Attack. All of them are difficult, of course, but Extreme is ridiculous.

If you want to give it a go, you can purchase Doppler on the App Store [buy], Google Play [buy], and the Amazon App Store [buy] for £1.49 / $1.99 right now.

Chris Priestman
Chris Priestman
Anything eccentric, macabre, or just plain weird, is what Chris is all about. He turns the spotlight on the games that fly under the radar.