developer s disco pixel publisher s disco pixel designer s trevor stricker artist s luigi guatieri composer s richard gould engine unity platform s ios android playstation vita release date s ios android ww april 30 2014 playstation vita ww february 10 2015 genre s rhythm real time strategy puzzle jungle rumble freedom happiness and bananas is a 2014 independent video game developed and published by disco pixel . the game is a crossover between a rhythm game and a real time strategy video game in which the player drums on a mobile screen to control a tribe of monkeys . disco pixel was founded in 2007 by trevor stricker a veteran video game developer of nba 2k panzer dragoon and quick hit football . contents 1 gameplay 2 reception 3 references 4 external links gameplay edit gameplay from music game jungle rumble the game is played on a mobile device held vertically . the player drums on monkeys to control them with different patterns for moving and attacking . 1 consistently moving builds mojo which increases the player s power . 2 enemy monkeys attack and the player must strategize to avoid being overrun . 3 the pattern tapped on the screen specifies the action and the objects tapped on specify what performs the action . the player continuously drums on things in the jungle in order to play the game . designer trevor stricker has called this a rhythmic grammar . 4 reception edit reception review scores publication score 148 apps 5 indie gems 4.5 5 6 apple n apps 9 10 7 gaming age 90 % 8 the game has been praised for pushing the breadth and scope of rhythm games . 2 chief comparisons have been to patapon 1 or rhythm heaven . 9 it has been criticized for difficulty . 2 the game received generally positive reviews . 148 apps praised the goofy concept in a 4 5 review . 5 apple n apps cited the unique experience in a 9 10 review . 7 indie gems called it an interesting mix of rhythm and rts in a 9 10 review . 6 references edit a b disco pixel s jungle rumble brings rhythm monkeys . cult of mac . a b c jungle rumble s party monkeys . indie statik . jungle rumble brings the beat to ios android . joystiq . gamasutra game design deep dive . gamasutra . a b jungle rumble review . 148 apps . a b jungle rumble review . indie gems . a b jungle rumble more fun than a barrel of monkeys . apple n apps . jungle rumble for ps vita . gaming age . wired pax east . wired gamelife . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jungle rumble & oldid 739607346 categories 2014 video gamesandroid operating system gamesdrumming video gamesindie video gamesios gamesipad gamesmusic video gamesplaystation vita gamespuzzle video gamesreal time strategy video gamesunity game engine gameshidden categories use mdy dates from august 2014articles using video game reviews template in single platform modeofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 september 2016 at 18 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view