Unpleasant Horse
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| Developer(s) | 4th and Battery |
| Publisher(s) | PopCap Games |
| Platform(s) | iOS |
| Release | April 28, 2011[1] |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
Unpleasant Horse is a side-scrolling platform game developed by 4th and Battery for iOS,[1] a subsidiary of PopCap Games.[1] The protagonist of the game is a black "horse" (though technically a pegasus), which the user must direct across the level by having the horse bounce on clouds, and on the backs of white horses. This causes the white horses to fall onto meat grinders at the bottom of the level; if the user misdirects the black horse when trying to hit a cloud or a white horse, then the black horse itself falls onto the meat grinders.[1]
The game was believed to be rejected from the App Store for "mature content" in April 2011 due to a miscommunication,[2] but it was still undergoing review.[3] Unpleasant Horse is no longer available on the iOS App Store.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 72/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 6/10[5] |
| GamePro |   [6] |
| Gamezebo | 80/100[7] |
| MacLife | [8] |
| Macworld |  [9] |
| Pocket Gamer | [10] |
| TouchArcade | [11] |
At the time of its release, the game received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Unpleasant Horse is now availalble!". 4th and Battery. 2011-04-28. Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Peckham, Matt (2011-04-08). "Apple Blocks 'Unpleasant Horse' Game From App Store". PC World. IDG. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Alexander, Leigh (2011-04-14). "PopCap: Unpleasant Horse Still In Review Process". Game Developer. Informa. Archived from the original on 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "Unpleasant Horse". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Reed, Kristan (2011-05-09). "Mobile Games Roundup". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Noble, McKinley (2011-05-11). "iOS Game of the Day: Unpleasant Horse". GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Stone, David (2011-05-01). "Unpleasant Horse Review". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Hayward, Andrew (2011-05-26). "Unpleasant Horse review". MacLife. Future US. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Beam, Brian (2011-06-06). "Unpleasant Horse for iPhone and iPad". Macworld. IDG Communications. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Wilson, Will (2011-04-28). "Unpleasant Horse". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Nelson, Jared (2011-04-28). "'Unpleasant Horse' Review – A Pleasant High Score Game with an Unpleasant Demeanor". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Archived from the original on 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
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