The controls aren't a deal breaker though. The fast-paced violence is a real sight to behold, and the clever twists it adds to the action RPG template will put a smile on your face.īut when the timing of button presses is so key, and you sometimes find yourself just poking empty parts of the screen to no effect whatsoever, you will end up grinding your teeth. That's not to say there isn't a lot of fun to be had here. On the lower difficulty settings that's not much of a problem, but with the challenge cranked up you'll be cursing at the scheme's failure a little too often. And the lack of button response means bashing out the intricate combos is a bit of a pain. You can change how the inputs work, adding more buttons if you'd prefer, but each method has its own confusions and constraints.įor the most part it works, but some of the moves you're trying to pull off can be a bit fiddly. You control your attacks with on-screen buttons, and slide a finger around to move. The game is a stylish side-scrolling hack and slasher with some RPG elements. And while that's not the end of the world, it means this isn't the definitive edition of Dust's story. It's a fluid, chaotic cartoon, beautifully animated and with more charm in one of its gently flapping capes than you'll find in a handful of the cookie-cutter arcade games on the App Store.īut some of the mania of the combat system does devolve into full-blown flobby nonsense in this touchscreen version. It was gorgeous when it first came out over three years ago.

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