Swing Copters by Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen

Swing Copters has a few things in common with its big sister Flappy Bird . You have to tap the screen rhythmically to keep the bizarre little creature, which is wearing a propeller hat, up in the air. It also has the same retro style. But what makes this game so difficult is how you’re constantly swinging from left to right, trying to negotiate your way through gaps without colliding into the mallets which swing from side to side.

Flying with a propeller hat is not as easy as it looks.
[HOW TO PLAY]
• Tap to change direction.
• Get 4 medals to unlock more characters.
Enjoy the game.

Unless you’ve got the patience of a saint, it’s all too tempting just to delete the game from your iPhone and pray that it never seeps into your consciousness again. Alas, just like Flappy Bird, there’s always this little niggling sensation telling you to try again. We’re all going to end up missing our stop on the train, and looking up at the clock to realise it’s 3am and way past our bedtime.

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And it seems many gamers aren’t amused, either. Swing Copters has only got a three-star rating on Apple’s App Store after more than 2,000 reviews. What’s more, the reaction on Twitter is a chorus of people groaning ‘It’s too haaaaaaaaaaaaaard.’