If you ask a friend or search online what games are worth playing on your Android tablet or smartphone, no doubt Angry Birds, or Angry Birds Rio will come up as top recommendations. This is understandable, given the popularity and addictive nature of both titles. However, another game is equally, if not more compelling, and well worth a look, and that is Cordy.

Cordy is a 3D puzzle platforming game that is a little reminiscent of Little Big Planet and Wall-E, and just as charming as both. Thankfully, the 28 MB game enables you to play the first four levels for free, but for access to the other twenty three levels, you will have to part with R40. Is it worth the money? Read on.  

The premise

You play as Cordy, a robot who is charged (quite literally) with powering up his planetoid world. This you do through racing through several levels, collecting zap drops to fully charge Cordy’s battery. Once charged, Cordy can then give his power to that level, which opens the way to the next  one. While the premise seems – and is – simple, it becomes more challenging as you progress, since Cordy has to pull and push boxes, access switches and swing his through a variety of puzzles so that he can find and collect all the zap drops.

Additionally, making each level a little more challenging is the time goal, where you are challenged to complete the level in a designated time, while collecting all the power chips which are also scattered throughout the level. This gives the game some appreciable longevity, since you can go back at any point to previously completed levels and try capturing all power chips or beating your previous time record. This was a good idea on the developer Silvertree Media’s part, as early levels can take between five and twenty minutes to complete. To finish and master the game can take considerably longer, with multiple play-throughs, at around two weeks.