Fruit Ninja iOS
Metascore
75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Eurogamer
    Feb 12, 2011
    50
    As simple and fun as Fruit Ninja evidently is, it feels like a Wario Ware game isolated for a single release.
  2. IGN
    Feb 12, 2011
    85
    Fruit Ninja is fun, fun, fun. It's an instant pleasure and one you can find yourself hooked to, determined to post the highest fruit-murdering scores on OpenFeint or Facebook.
  3. Destructoid
    Feb 12, 2011
    80
    It's cheap, it's undemanding, and it's perfectly suited to the platform it's on.
  4. GameZone
    Feb 12, 2011
    70
    Perhaps the best part is that this game isn't even complete. A whole new game mode is expected to be released sometime in the near future, so you're in fact investing in the game, which already costs practically nothing.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 12, 2011
    69
    Fruit Ninja is a really fun and immediate "sword simulator", with two game modes and lots of fruits to cut in mid-air. Due to a very repetitive gameplay, however, you could get bored soon.
  6. Slide to Play
    Feb 12, 2011
    75
    Next time you're waiting for a haircut, cut up some fruit while you wait. It probably did something to deserve it.
  7. No DPad
    Feb 12, 2011
    75
    Fruit Ninja is the perfect casual game that I thoroughly enjoyed. While there are minor problems I stated above, it's an overall solid appearance on the App Store and one that casual gamers shouldn't miss.
  8. TouchArcade
    Feb 12, 2011
    80
    It's simple, fun and best of all challenging.
  9. AppSpy
    Feb 12, 2011
    80
    Fruit Ninja is the sort of game that has come to typify the rising dominance of quick, simple and most of all additively fun gameplay that's great value for your iDevice.
  10. Modojo
    Feb 12, 2011
    60
    Unfortunately, there's only one mode, making Fruit Ninja a one-trick pony. But considering the price of the game and those advanced online features, we'll let it slide. Clearly, the best type of app is the one you can't resist playing and/or can easily play any time, and that being said, this game is worth every penny.
  11. Games Master UK
    Feb 12, 2011
    60
    It's stupidly moreish, and we're kind of recommending it, despite the fact that there's not really much of a game here. [Aug 2010, p.100]
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  12. GamePro
    Feb 12, 2011
    80
    The game is fast-paced and simple (the only way to fail is to miss three fruits or accidentally slice a bomb), and the inclusion of online global leaderboards adds a little extra incentive to boot up the game when I'd otherwise be bored.

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User Score
8.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Official
    8
    An excellent game that kids and even adults will love. It's a simple game that does get challenging as you go along. You might even get addicted to this game after playing for a long period of time. My score: 82/100… Full Review »
  2. grandpajoe6191
    5
    "Fruit Ninja" is very fun and enjoyable....for a brief period of time; it gets too repetitive like "Angry Birds".
  3. Jerrika
    9
    Fruit Ninja is a fun, simple addictive game that is a classic, like Angry Birds. There's no story, but a game where you hack and slash for new blades and achievements doesn't really need one. Story wise, there is a small one saying Ninjas hate fruit, now make Sensei proud by destroying it but look out for bombs. There's three modes, Classic, Arcade and Zen. In Classic you're out by either missing three fruits or slicing a bomb, but there's no timer. In Arcade, nothing happens If you lose fruit, but bombs take away 10 seconds from your time. Theres also bonus fruits in these two modes, like Freeze, Frenzy etc. In Zen mode, there's 90 seconds and nothing damages you, and no bombs. Blades can be unlocked and are unique and challenging to unlock, such as slice a certain amount of Freeze Bananas in Arcade to unlock the Freeze Blade. Backgrounds can be unlocked with the same concept. But it, its only $1.00/£0.69.… Full Review »
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