Drunk Sniper: An unofficial sequel to those iPhone beer apps

May 11, 2009 | Anthony Ha | Comments | |

In the proud tradition of iPhone applications that demonstrate the wonders of the human body, such as the popular and lucrative fart apps, a developer called Apalon Studio has released a game called Drunk Sniper (iTunes link). You can think of it as a sequel of sorts to the iBeer application — which is one of the bestselling paid apps in the App Store — because it shows you what happens after you finish several of those virtual beers.

As you can probably guess, the game is neither tasteful nor classy, but on the other hand it makes fun and creative use of the iPhone’s accelerometer. Basically, players take on the role of a drunk guy in a bathroom stall. The goal is simple: To relieve yourself without making too much of a mess. The application shows a stream of urine whose direction changes over time. Players tilt the iPhone to move the stream towards the toilet. As you advance through the levels, the game gets harder, presumably because your character has gotten drunker.

I played through a couple of levels, and while I’m not exactly addicted, Drunk Sniper is a fun novelty. It costs $0.99 for now, but the plan is to increase the price to $1.99, which seems rather high for an app that’s basically a well-executed gag — I don’t know if I’d pay full price unless I was a bit inebriated myself.

Apalon is funded for less than $100,000 by software development vendor MoveYourWeb. It recently partnered with Resistor Productions to create the equally classy iGirl app, which hit the App Store’s Top 10. By the way, Apalon notes that although the in-game character is a guy, Drunk Sniper isn’t just for men: ”Girls are free to try it and feel like guys -– this might be another brick into a bridge leading to understanding between the sexes.”

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  • Timmy
    so is this a must have app for everyone owning ibeer? I must purchase it now then
  • egor
    Seems a bit unrealistic to me: though I do drink I never actually felt so drunk I could not piss straight.

    But when it comes to a generic bar jokes that do work fine for people who actually bought iGirl - this one matches it perfectly.
  • Clearly you weren't drunk enough.
  • Some people loose balance, come people lose memory.
    I'm the memory type of guy.
  • What a use of technology
  • iPhoneLover
    from other news site, couldn't pass without sharing:

    this is a high quality, virtual reality application … so DO NOT utilize this app while sitting down! Stand up and hold your PENIS (errrr … iPhone), then pee away into the target toilet.
  • That's quite limiting the use of the app. I mean, my idea is that any app is supposed to be used in any location and in any position.
  • I love when someone comes up with great Apps like this. Better still is that this article probably just boosted their sales a good bit.

    http://www.TechWaterCooler.com
  • Tim
    i just finished my couple of ibeers and going to check the bathroom with drunk sniper
  • gina.t
    I checked the description and looks like girls are free to try this app as well: "Girls are free to try it & feel like guys–might be another brick in a bridge to understanding btwn the sexes."
  • egor
    First trans-gender iPhone app?
  • BTW here comes a link to the video review of the app: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyWfcvOqPfc