All you need to know in order to decide that you need this game is its full title:The Kraken: The Simulation Application for Nautical Maneuvering. I mean, that says everything you need, right?

As a game,The Krakenisn’t the greatest game around. It’s a slow-paced game in which you wiggle your iOS device around and avoid the tentacles of a ravenous sea beast. However, the gorgeous “ye olde” visual style, and the wonderfully macabre death scenes you get whenever you fail, are worth checking out.

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It’s an amusing little bit of entertainment, and it costs nothing today. You cannot lose.

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