Monty Python’s Cow Tossing
_Monty Python’s Cow Tossing_ is a ballistics game similar to Angry Birds and
Crush the Castle. The player takes control of a French catapult and has to use
it to stop the advancing English troops before they reach the castle. Touch
screen controls are used in most versions. The player simply touches and drags
the projectile to set the angle and strength of the shot. The siege will stop
when all the English knights have been killed. When the troops reach the
castle the game is over and the level has to be replayed. A direct hit on a
knight leads to an increase of the French arrogance meter which means that
better weapons will be available.
Different animals are used as projectiles, each with their own abilities. The
goose is the most basic one and doesn’t do anything special. The duck can
split in three when activated while the pig flies straight ahead. Chickens
lose their head when hitting an axe and it flies around doing damage. Swallows
can drop coconuts, while cows can get mad and do plenty of damage. It’s not
only animals that are used. Sinks can be used and they catch dishes in the air
and then release them when landing. Insults can also be launched and get more
powerful when hitting farts. Objects rain down from the sky and by hitting
these the player can get power-ups.