Sneak Peek: Stair Dismount offers... broken bones, mostly

Remember Zen Bound? It's a gorgeous and fun-to-play little puzzle game. So when I heard that SecretExit, the makers of Zen Bound, were about to release a new app, I was excited to get a sneak preview.

Stair Dismount is a very different game to Zen Bound. Although, as you can see in the above video, the audio and graphics quality are consistently high, it's not really fair to compare the two. According to SecretExit, Stair Dismount is more focused on "humor and social elements" rather than problem solving.

The game basically involves pushing someone down the stairs and seeing how many bones they break. Playing this made me feel like the world's worst sadist. Hard to get game playing satisfaction other than tormenting the poor dude.

With Stair Dismount, you can add the face of a Facebook friend and send screen shots of their broken body lying at the bottom of the staircase. Secret Exit dev Jani Kahrama notes, "It feels better with a friendly Facebook face on the guy :)."

Your enjoyment of this will vary by your personal take but for me, I don't think Stair Dismount will be staying on my iPod or be exposed to my kids. Stair Dismount is due to hit the App Store within the week.

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Simon

Oh no! What if the kids were to see cartoony representations of humans falling down stairs - that would be horrible. Or, say, if cartoon cats and mice were engaged in a never-ending battle with each other, assailing each other with frying pans, hammers, dismemberment and the like. Truly awful to ponder.

November 24 2009 at 9:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Adrian vG

Got some butter to go with that spam?

November 24 2009 at 8:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dewgy

For anyone who wants to try this game, it can be downloaded for the PC for free here: http://jet.ro/dismount/

It's obviously an older version (the game has been around for years), but it's addictive, funny, and cartoony enough to be enjoyable without being disturbing.

There is also a sequel, rekkaturvat, where the dummy is hit by a truck.

November 24 2009 at 5:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

starq

Thanks SecretExit.

November 24 2009 at 12:45 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jani

Stair Dismount for iPhone is an evolution from a series of "Dismount" games that date back to 2002. The original "Stair Dismount - Porrasturvat" on PC was one of the first games to feature ragdoll physics.

For fans of Zen Bound a new edition is coming in early 2010 that (among other things) takes full advantage of the new graphical capabilities of the 3GS and iPod touch 3G.

Stair Dismount is definitely not mellow and meditative, it is a game with a tone of slapstick comedy and irony.

November 24 2009 at 12:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Randy

Ding Ding Ding, You get a get a cookie. I was trying to remember the name of the original game from Taat. I played this back in 01-02. Fun game.

November 24 2009 at 7:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

camkevbell

That's disgusting...
Quite a drop in quality or originality from Zen Bound.

November 23 2009 at 9:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Adrian vG

aww.. not available in Sweden :(

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