Slap Kings review: Apt for those looking to slap away some monotony
The mobile game was the most popular in the world in March.
By Aabhas Sharma, TOI Contributor |
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Get it for: Free on Android, iOS
Key highlight: Easy to play
“Become the world’s best slapper” is the tagline of Slap Kings. Now, no one would really want to be the best slapper in the world, right? But this is a mobile game that was the most popular in the world in March and we thought of checking it out to see what all the fuss was about. Based on a controversial Russian sport — more show, less sport — Slap Kings is all about slapping your opponents hard and mercilessly till you knock them out cold.
Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. You get one character who has to just slap opponents till one competitor is knocked out. Each player gets three shots. There is a “slap-o-meter” that appears in the middle of the screen and you have to tap on it at the right time to deliver a tight, hard slap. There is a health bar that shows how soon you can be knocked out by the opponent. There are some additional features like Power Boosts available for a limited time. Defense Helmets can cushion some of the hardest slaps.
As you move up the rung, the opponents get tougher and you have to work harder to knock them out. You have to work on your health bar — which can be improved by earning coins and by watching certain ads. Speaking of ads, there are plenty of them in the game. The power bar — the force you can slap your opponent with — has to be increased every now and then to emerge victorious.
If you are comfortable with mobile gaming, then you can become really good at this came in a couple of attempts. Is it addictive? The number of downloads — 35.6 million in March — certainly indicate that.
Key highlight: Easy to play
“Become the world’s best slapper” is the tagline of Slap Kings. Now, no one would really want to be the best slapper in the world, right? But this is a mobile game that was the most popular in the world in March and we thought of checking it out to see what all the fuss was about. Based on a controversial Russian sport — more show, less sport — Slap Kings is all about slapping your opponents hard and mercilessly till you knock them out cold.
Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. You get one character who has to just slap opponents till one competitor is knocked out. Each player gets three shots. There is a “slap-o-meter” that appears in the middle of the screen and you have to tap on it at the right time to deliver a tight, hard slap. There is a health bar that shows how soon you can be knocked out by the opponent. There are some additional features like Power Boosts available for a limited time. Defense Helmets can cushion some of the hardest slaps.
As you move up the rung, the opponents get tougher and you have to work harder to knock them out. You have to work on your health bar — which can be improved by earning coins and by watching certain ads. Speaking of ads, there are plenty of them in the game. The power bar — the force you can slap your opponent with — has to be increased every now and then to emerge victorious.
If you are comfortable with mobile gaming, then you can become really good at this came in a couple of attempts. Is it addictive? The number of downloads — 35.6 million in March — certainly indicate that.
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As for us, we actually didn’t find it that good as it seems quite amateurish. The graphics are reasonably good for a game of this kind but other than that, it is a silly game with extremely cartoonish and juvenile acts. But, hey, if you want to become the world’s “best slapper”, then go ahead and download (102MB space) and play it. After all, it is free and might just help you slap away some monotony.Download
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