So once I saw the first screenshot for this game and the price tag I knew I had to give it a shot. I'm a HUGE sucker for novelty games like this. Especially when said game looks like it was developed for the NES. Brave Man, released by Takaaki Ogiwara, hit the app store today for 99 cents.

It's an extraordinarily simple game, in fact, all you do is tap the screen at the appropriate time. The simplicity of the gameplay and presentation just adds to its overall charm. Also, the fun factor for a game is immediately increased once digit amputation comes into the equation.

The game slides a knife across the screen over your characters spread out hand. The longer the game is played the faster the knife will become. When you tap the screen the knife will come slamming down and depending on your timing you will either hit the table (good) or a finger (bad). If you hit towards the middle of your finger you'll slice it off, ending the game and causing your character to shake in agony. If you slice it on its side you'll suffer a small cut, but do this too many times and the finger will eventually come off. The more sequential hits on the table you get the higher your score will be. If you're the competitive type you'll be glad to know that Brave Man features a fairly simple online leaderboard system displaying the world's top scores. 

I can't picture myself playing the game too many more times after this but I don't regret the purchase. The concept along with the execution puts a smile on my face like few games have. At 99 cents it's worth checking out if it sounds up your alley, just don't expect to get too much gameplay out of it.

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