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How can a King remain a King if his kingdom is entirely destitute? Easy! Just wait for
flying lion-bird's to poop out coins all over your kingdom and collect the gold for insant
profit. This does assume you're living in the world of Prince Penny by developer Lionbird,
but it scores points for originality if nothing else.
One of the upsides of having so many endless titles cluttering up the App Store is the
chance for something fun and bizarre to make its way to the top of the pack, giving you
a chance to enjoy the genre all over again. Tilting your way back and forth across the
screen while you run in to the endless distance may feel loose, but it's this casual abandon
that adds to the fun as objects in the world act as virtual bumpers bouncing you back and
forth while power-ups allow you to temporarily abandon the rules as you dive across gaps
of water or fly ahead to new locations.
Each run consists of various sections of terrain being hammered together in order to make them
unique, though the visual theme remains consistent, making progression hard to track and often
the randomization gets confused, setting up runs of coins that are impossible to obtain.
Occasionally players are given access to a 'pig' that can run ahead and sweep up the
majority of the point-scoring coins, while a bonus mode is activated if you manage to
maximise your score combo meter.
The charming 3D visuals make this an easy game to keep coming back to and despite occasionally
being short-changed by bad randomization, it's hard to stay angry when faced by the
constant optimism of the Prince, his horse and his trusty pig side-kick.
Prince Penny is a fun endless title for casual gamers and those young at heart, making it
the perfect grab for those with kids as well.