Mr. Window

I’ve received another review request, this time of a mobile game called Mr. Window.

In Mr. Window, your goal is to clean windows (hence the title). You progress up the side of a building with two columns of windows and move from one column to the other by swiping left or right on the touchscreen. Everything is presented with simple pixel graphics.

The column you’re in determines which windows you clean, and you must clean every dirty window. Even letting one pass you uncleaned ends the game. (Curiously, the instructions tell you to “only clean the dirty windows,” which can be a little misleading as it suggests something bad will happen if you clean windows that are already clean.)

Some windows have obstacles, such as a boy brandishing a baseball bat or an angry cat. This might not be the nicest building to live in… and washing its windows is even worse, as you’ll lose the game if you collide with one of these obstacles. Therefore, you have to be careful, especially when a dirty window is right beneath a dangerous one.

The higher you climb, the faster you go, which makes it more difficult to dodge obstacles while also getting every single window.

As you earn points, you’ll be awarded with coins. Coins are also given to you if you watch a video advertisement or give the game a positive rating. If you earn enough coins, you can buy different characters to use instead of the default window-washer. These alternate characters range from a female character to a wizard. There’s plenty of variety.

Mr. Window is a simple game. If you enjoy trying to beat your high score in games, you’ll find yourself wanting to play again to see if you can get further than you did the time before. And since you can earn coins within the game to buy new characters with, you have a goal to shoot for beyond just achieving a higher score.

It’s not really the sort of game I stick with for long, because I’m not much of one for trying to beat my high score. And let’s face it, I favor story-driven games above all others (yes, there are some exceptions, which is why I go crazy over Bayonetta’s gameplay, for example). Still, there’s an audience out there for these arcade-y sorts of challenges, so if that’s what you like… maybe there’s some high-risk window washing in your future with Mr. Window.

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Full disclosure: I was compensated for this post, however the thoughts and opinions given here are my own.

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