Purrball! - Cat Pinball

Adopt stray cats and flick a thumb to nudge. Bring a companion along, take on Hurry-Ups and Table Events as you rank up, and climb the Game Center leaderboards.

Launch the yarn ball, catch it on your flippers, and send it flying up the ramps again. Purrball! is portrait pinball on a table dressed up like a cat's room. Tap either side of the screen to flip, chain your shots, adopt stray cats and climb the cat ranks.

■ THE TABLE · Two flippers, plus a Mini Flipper that unlocks at Wanderer · Cat Tower Ramp and Catwalk Ramp, left and right orbits, three cat-face pop bumpers, slingshots and a yarn spinner · Mouse Targets, Fish Targets, a Box Hole that swallows and spits out the ball, and a Paw Punch kickback · Hit the ball with the base, middle or tip of a flipper to aim different shots

■ CONTROLS · Left half of the screen = left flipper, right half = right flipper · Hold the bottom right, then release to launch. Hit the blinking top lane for a Skill Shot · Nudge: flick the thumb on a flipper upward and the ball moves the way you flicked. Shaking the phone works too · Watch the whisker gauge above the drain: nudge too often and you'll TILT. Nudge a ball back from the outlane for a Nyan Save!

■ TABLE MODES · Stray Adoption: two right orbits light it and the Box Hole starts it. Bumpers reveal the cat, then 4 hits on the wandering cat adopt it · Treat Fever: two ramps light the lock; lock 3 balls for 3-ball multiball, where every Box Hole shot is a Jackpot and a ramp makes the next one Super · Mouse Hunt: catch 3 mice running around the table in 40 seconds · Light all four N·Y·A·N lanes for a surprise at the Box Hole · Each top-lane clear powers your yarn up a step: Silver (×2), Gold (×3), Rainbow (×5) · Chain orbits and ramps within 4 seconds: each shot scores times the combo, up to ×8

■ SIX CAT RANKS AND MISSIONS Climb from Kitten to Legend. Hit a fish target to pick a mission, start it at the Box Hole, and collect 12 lights to get promoted mid-game. · Apprentice: Stray Adoption, Upgrade Shop · Wanderer: Treat Fever, Mouse Hunt, Mini Flipper, Ball Skins, Hurry-Ups · Alley Cat: Cat Requests, Multi-Missions, One More Yarn (4 balls) · Top Cat: Mission Chains, Table Events · Legend: Mayhem, an 8-shot chain mission

■ A BUSIER TABLE AS YOU RANK UP · Hurry-Ups: hit the called shot in a few seconds for big points, following the yellow arrow · Cat Requests: a cat on a table cushion asks for something, like "Bumper playtime!" Help out and your bond grows · Multi-Missions and Mission Chains: run 2 at once, and the next starts the moment you finish one · Table Events: Mouse Raid, Treat Rain, Cat Nap and Yarn Storm · Missing one costs nothing, and the first two ranks stay calm

■ MAKE FRIENDS WITH YOUR CATS · A 12-cat Cat Book, from Ginger and Tuxedo to rare and legendary cats · Companion: one adopted cat joins each game with its own perk, like more Ball Save time (Ginger) or bigger Jackpots (Cosmo) · Affinity grows as you adopt, finish games together and help with requests: New Friend, Friend, then Best Friend with a brand-new pose

■ FEATS AND LEADERBOARDS · 25 Feats with coin rewards, some with a Title to show under your rank · Game Center leaderboards (Best Score, Best Single Ball) and achievements · Each Mayhem clear at Legend adds a Legend Star, unlocking Titles and special ball skins

■ COLLECT AND UPGRADE · Spend the coins you earn on 4 upgrades (Ball Save Time, Kickback Charge, Starting Yarn, Extra Ball Odds) · 6 ball skins, a Treasure Chest that fills every game, and 3-star goals

■ GOOD TO KNOW · Plays in English or Korean, following your device language · An ad may show right after a game ends. The one-time Remove Ads purchase in the Shop turns them off for good · Coins and rewards are earned only by playing · Pinball plays offline, and your progress stays on your device · Game Center is optional · Turn on Next Shot Arrow in Settings for a hint on what to shoot · Sound FX, Music, Vibration, Shake to Nudge and Send Usage Stats can be turned off in Settings · Portrait iPhone game