- Price$0.99
- CategoryGames
- First releasedFebruary 28, 2012
- Versions1 archived
- Installable1 of 1
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerAndrew Garrison
- Bundle IDcom.andrewgarrison.DummyDefense
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
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Report an issueThe spin-off of SimplePhysics. Protect your dummy from explosions, boulders, spiked walls, and more!
Use the blueprints editor to design a structure that will protect your dummy, Melvin, from some random danger. You'll have to work with the available materials. Most of the time you'll use wood, sometimes you'll use concrete, but you must always use your most important asset: your brain.
A wise person once said: "An engineer is someone who can do for a dime what any fool can do for a dollar." In Dummy Defense, your design must not only be strong enough, it must be cheap enough to win. Building cheaper structures will earn you more stars on a level.
Create your design in seconds with the blueprints editor. If you make a mistake, simply tap the Undo button. Zoom in and out by pinching the screen and pan the view using a two finger drag.
While testing, you can see how the strain is distributed across your design. Areas that are under immense strain are colored bright red, while other areas are colored green. This allows you to find and fix problem areas in your design.
The slow motion slider lets you slow things down so you can see how your design is failing, and it is also incredibly fun to watch explosions destroying your design in slow motion.
Features * Realistic physics simulation * Ragdoll physics * Slow motion slider * 25 levels * Stress display shows problem areas in your design * Finger Test - smash your design to pieces, or blow it up with realistic explosions! * Save/Load designs * E-mail your blueprints to your friends * Universal support for the iPad * Retina display support
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 4 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2012 | — | — | 45 | $0.99 |
| November 8, 2013 | — | — | 1,276 | $0.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15There are not enough level for being 2.99 should be free not many levels fun until I beat it in a half hour
Please....
While not entirely realistic, this is a very good cartoon version of accurate physics simulation. It is a lot of fun as the game encourages the most elegant solution to each problem.
Now it starts upside down and can’t get past the initial screen since none of the controls work. iPad Air 2 with iOS 11.3.1.
I really love this app but by the next update it probably won't work. The developer needs to update it so it can work with a more modern iOS system
The only problem with this game is a glitch on the iPad where the inputs are inverted and upside down. But by just rotating your screen, it can fix the problem. Other than that, it’s a great game.
Solid 4 star game. Loses a star for having to flip my iPad to play and low content. Come on dev's, let's not be lazy now... Game is super short, but fun. Can be beat in under 2 hours... Might purchase the add-on content. I could see cutting your games short if you were pressured for time, but people expect much more from a game like this. Two hours is pretty short for the price. Some games last a long time with reply value for the same cost. I will admit, this game does have replay value. Fun game, with good physics, but crippled by very low content. EDIT: I purchased the add-on content. It's super hard. If you don't think the default levels are that good, don't bother with the add-on content. It should have been included in the game anyway, not as a separate purchase IMO.
I like the game but there is no way to restore purchases. I spent an extra $3 on it and I can't get it back!!! Needs to be fixed
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