Leap Sheep! for Android is simple, fun, and anything but sleep-inducing



RATING
5 out of 5

PRICE
FREE

TASTY
Leap Sheep! reminds us that a game can be simple and incredibly fun at the same time. Can you get all of your fluffly little friends over the fence? Of course you can.

BUMMER
The longer you play, the harder it gets. Don’t let your sheep stack up, or it’s game over!

COOL
The background of the game changes based on the time of day you’re playing the game. So, yes, this app could certainly help you count sheep to go to sleep… Zzzzzz…

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Ever count sheep jumping lazily over a long fence to get to sleep at night? Leap Sheep! takes this idea, adds some flourishes, and delivers a simple, incredibly fun gaming experience to your Android phone.

As you’d expect, you’re presented with a long fence stretching across the middle of a meadow stretching off into the distance. Suddenly, a lone sheep breaks into your field of view from the left. As she approaches the fence, tap your screen to make her jump over. Ahhh… Nice!

But it gets better. When she’s in mid-air, tap her again to make her do a flip or another trick. Bonus points! A few seconds later, two more sheep appear. Then three, then four at the same time. Now it’s getting interesting. Which will you click first, and how many tricks can you stack in a row to get a massive multiplier?

Miss one, and the little guy will stop against your fence. Miss another, and you’ll have two stacked against each other like a fluffy traffic jam. To clear these mistakes, you’ll need to click the ram icons down the left side of the screen to send “wrecking balls with horns” to clear the way. (If you think it’s identical to the lawn mowers or pool cleaners in Plants vs. Zombies, you’d be right.)

Be sure to enable the OpenFeint leader boards so you can compete against your friends and the entire Leap Sheep community for the top score. On top of that, a full 44 special awards and achievements await you. With names like Most Tricks, Longest Game, Leap Streak, and High Score, you’ll want to earn them all.

My favorite feature? The background of the game changes based on the time of day you’re playing the game. It’s a pleasant meadow by day, and a moonlit field complete with crickets and owl sounds at night.

So, yes, this app could certainly help you count sheep to go to sleep at night… Zzzzzz…