Hand of God HD

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Another day, another casual game. Even if part of me is yearning for another 'proper' HD epic, I wanted to at least screenshot this somewhat cutely macabre casual game - you have a volcano, spitting out flames and lava, and you have two nearby tower blocks of people so freaked out that they all start jumping out of windows (some even have parachutes!) Your job is to lay temporary platforms to save each of them from landing in the lava or, worse, in the volcano. In other words, reaching out to each as the title 'hand of God'... But is the game any good?

Developed by the wonderfully named SwanAngel in Java, there are lots of lovingly crafted touches here, from the fire engine animations to the ever-encroaching flames on the buildings, to the way the time of day changes from black/night, complete with photorealistic moon and stars to bright sun/daytime.

Although the aim here is tapping to create safety platforms for desperate people, in many ways the actual gameplay is similar to the arcade classic Missile Command - you're having to take in the multiple falling bodies (literally) and their trajectories and speeds and then plan your platforms so that you get there in time (each platform disappears after a second).

Hand of God screenshot

Hand of God screenshot

Hand of God screenshot

Hand of God screenshot

As a casual game, Hand of God HD takes around two minutes to play, after which it becomes impossibly difficult. Can you beat your high score?

Despite the macabre scenario, this is about as fun as casual gaming gets and kudos to the developer for pulling off something this smooth in Java.

Grab it from the Nokia Store for £1.

Source / Credit: Nokia Store