Have you ever imagined what it would be like to fly like a bird? Well little Dillo, the armadillo, and a few of his friends are ready to find out! If you have an iOS device then this game may seem a bit familiar. Dillo Hills is a new game for the BlackBerry PlayBook by Justin Smith. Within the game you have the option to choose between four characters, an armadillo, penguin, turtle or squirrel (whom I personally like to think of as Sammy from the legendary AppVerse video).
Dillo and his friends want to fly but have no wings so the whole concept of the game is to make the character fly through the air by sliding or rolling down various size hills. Along the way you can bounce off mushrooms & birds flying in the air to give yourself a little more of a boost. As you slide, pick up the diamonds you see and use them to purchase different hats for the characters & upgrades like Drop Speed & Damage Reduction in the shop. Your character is only happy when he soars through the air so you have to keep him moving before the Happiness Meter expires and you die. The scenery and music are perfectly paired and add to the whole game instead of being a distraction.
There are some known bug issues like flickering screens while going to a new zone (it's for a brand new device so who wouldn't expect a few glitches here and there) but the majority seem to be fixed in the latest version, 1.2 (8 MB). The game is highly addictive and fun for all ages.
After a few perfect jumps, I know you'll be just as addicted as me. Get flying!
More information/download of Dillo Hills
gregorypleau May 12, 2011 at 10:25 am
Are there any games for the playbook that aren't ripping off someone else?
This is a clone of Tiny Wings.
feldmen01 May 12, 2011 at 10:50 am
everything in life is a rip off of something else
Tiny Wings is a rip off of a game called wavespark
fex May 12, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Don't forget sin(surfing) and pilot winds! They're all built on similar principles, but they all play very different, sort of like how all shooter games are built on the same principles, but they each have their differences.
Having played both Tiny Wings and Dillo Hills, I really think they both have a lot of different things to offer.
Kiddo2050 May 12, 2011 at 10:36 am
If tiny wings looks like this then it's a rip of of games that used to be on my Atari.
redribbon May 12, 2011 at 3:49 pm
don't question the game, the playbook itself is a clone of *tiittt*...so no wonder.
dodger_moore May 12, 2011 at 4:04 pm
If by clone you mean faster and more powerful, sure, why not. Some people would just call it an 'improvement'.
dodger_moore May 12, 2011 at 4:02 pm
What does it matter to you? Did you write the app for Tiny Wings?
Doofus.
feldmen01 May 12, 2011 at 4:46 pm
HA!
I like the word doofus.
Ugly is also a classic, especially when you're talking about you're sister's friend's ugly baby.
jimcmf2 May 12, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Can't we shoot the squirrel off of a sling shot to begin the game?
Looks pretty good .... but I think I will bank my $0.99.
Thanks for the review!
zensen May 12, 2011 at 11:26 am
reminds me of pong
gyubok May 12, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Why does it have to have lag? Why does anything BlackBerry need to have lag? I know it is very small amount but why does it have to be there at all when other platform deliver lagless performance at event lower specs!
Derwent Graphite May 12, 2011 at 2:33 pm
I swear I read it twice and saw Dillo as another word.
Kerri Neill May 12, 2011 at 3:18 pm
ROFLMAO
dodger_moore May 12, 2011 at 4:06 pm
Cool, thanks for the review Kerri! Off to appworld to download it now.
Cheers!!
Gamesdmc3 May 12, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Looks fun,but what we seen in the video must of been the squirrels imagination after he started mixing gunja with his acorns
FuzzDog525 May 13, 2011 at 4:33 am
Has anyone been able to purchase apps with foreign currency? I haven't been able to buy any apps with my paypal account filled with Australian dollars.