The Princess Bride is now available as a casual mini-game title on iOS, and it's actually fairly fun? Inconceivable!
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Rob Reiner's 1987 movie (itself based on the 1973 William Goldman novel) about boy meets girl, boy leaves girl in search of fortune, boy is killed by pirates but not really, girl is engaged to be married to a sniveling king so boy has to endure various tests of manhood to win her back, is one of the all-time great cinema classics; featuring some of the cinema's greatest characters, lines and easily one of the top five best swordfights ever filmed.
A previous attempt, titled The Princess Bride Game and featuring the original actors, came and went in 2008 without much notice. While the new title from developer Gameblend Studios is only a collection of four Princess Bride-themed mini-games, they're created with the same sense of breeziness and whimsy that has so captivated people of all ages since the film's release.
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The mini-games follow roughly the first half hour of the film, from Buttercup's attempted escape in the eel-infested water to Westley's battle with Fezzik. You have played all of these games before - the Shrieking Eels is basically whack-a-mole, the Cliffs of Insanity - which has you scooting up the rockface whilst avoiding various obstacles - is any number of endless running titles (endless climber?); the Battle of Steel is Fruit Ninja, but with rapiers, while the Battle of Strength is a basic Infinity Blade knock-off.
In fact, there are so many scenes that could be used as a future mini-game. Why not include a rhyming challenge to test your vocabulary? Or a siege scene? Or an 'endless faller' in which you guide Buttercup and company down to the horses after subduing Prince Humperdink? I'm sure the amount of content you can create from the Pit of Despair can fill several mini-titles.
The Princess Bride is worth the price. It is utterly inconceivable that anyone who loves the movie won't find something to smile about in this breezy, if still slight, mini-game compilation.
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The Princess Bride: The Official Game was reviewed using a game code from the publisher. You can download it on the App Store.
