Where’s My Water? Android Review

Where’s My Water? is the latest game to go viral on cell phones, emulating the success of predecessors like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. Released by none other than Disney, the cute cartoon styling and interesting storyline combines with physics based puzzle to keep you engrossed for hours.

The app, released for iOS in September 2011 for Android on October 2011 for Android.  On the iOS App Store it crossed 1 million downloads on the very first day, surpassing its predecessor Angry Birds. Android users have taken to the app as well.

The story goes like this. Swampy, the alligator, loves to be clean and he wants to take a bath. But Cranky, the big, bad alligator and his friends have disrupted his plumbing. Each level has a water source which is either a pool of water or a supply of water flowing in through a pipe. The aim of the game is to dig through the dirt and get just enough water to Swampy to complete the level. This seemingly simple task is made interesting by game elements like the algae which grow at the touch of water and block up cleared paths, acids and poison that contaminate the water, mazes and mines that you need to navigate etc. You also need to manipulate a series of nozzles, switches and barriers to get the water to Swampy’s tub. Along the way there are rubber ducks and other bath items to collect which earn you points and unlock new levels. The game is easy to play but the interactions between the elements keep it from being too simple and boring. For instance, acid and poison explode on contact and open up the dirt, acid and algae solidify into a new barrier and the purple poison water melts algae. There’s also a game within a game, called Cranky’s Story. These are a set of levels where the player must route the purple poison water to Cranky to melt the algae covering his food and solve 12 tough puzzles.

You can get eight themed chapters with all 160 levels in the paid version. Where’s My Water? gets frequent updates introducing new free levels and new game elements. Where’s My Water? Free is the free version with limited levels.

To sum up, beautifully designed levels, interesting storyline, challenging game play and frequent updates – this is a real winner from Disney in the mobile games space.  If you enjoy puzzle based games, you will definitely love Where’s My Water?