Fruit Ninja

 iOS
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. IGN
    Feb 12, 2011
    85
    Fruit Ninja is fun, fun, fun. It's an instant pleasure and one you can find yourself hooked to, determined to post the highest fruit-murdering scores on OpenFeint or Facebook.
  2. AppSpy
    Feb 12, 2011
    80
    Fruit Ninja is the sort of game that has come to typify the rising dominance of quick, simple and most of all additively fun gameplay that's great value for your iDevice.
  3. Destructoid
    Feb 12, 2011
    80
    It's cheap, it's undemanding, and it's perfectly suited to the platform it's on.
  5. GamePro
    Feb 12, 2011
    80
    The game is fast-paced and simple (the only way to fail is to miss three fruits or accidentally slice a bomb), and the inclusion of online global leaderboards adds a little extra incentive to boot up the game when I'd otherwise be bored.
  6. TouchArcade
    Feb 12, 2011
    80
    It's simple, fun and best of all challenging.
  7. No DPad
    Feb 12, 2011
    75
    Fruit Ninja is the perfect casual game that I thoroughly enjoyed. While there are minor problems I stated above, it's an overall solid appearance on the App Store and one that casual gamers shouldn't miss.
  8. Slide to Play
    Feb 12, 2011
    75
    Next time you're waiting for a haircut, cut up some fruit while you wait. It probably did something to deserve it.
  9. GameZone
    Feb 12, 2011
    70
    Perhaps the best part is that this game isn't even complete. A whole new game mode is expected to be released sometime in the near future, so you're in fact investing in the game, which already costs practically nothing.
  10. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 12, 2011
    69
    Fruit Ninja is a really fun and immediate "sword simulator", with two game modes and lots of fruits to cut in mid-air. Due to a very repetitive gameplay, however, you could get bored soon.
  11. Games Master UK
    Feb 12, 2011
    60
    It's stupidly moreish, and we're kind of recommending it, despite the fact that there's not really much of a game here. [Aug 2010, p.100]
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  12. Modojo
    Feb 12, 2011
    60
    Unfortunately, there's only one mode, making Fruit Ninja a one-trick pony. But considering the price of the game and those advanced online features, we'll let it slide. Clearly, the best type of app is the one you can't resist playing and/or can easily play any time, and that being said, this game is worth every penny.
  13. Eurogamer
    Feb 12, 2011
    50
    As simple and fun as Fruit Ninja evidently is, it feels like a Wario Ware game isolated for a single release.

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#5 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2010

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 43
  3. Negative: 4 out of 43
  1. grandpajoe6191
    Nov 11, 2011
    5
    "Fruit Ninja" is very fun and enjoyable....for a brief period of time; it gets too repetitive like "Angry Birds".
  2. Kefero
    May 7, 2021
    8
    It's an addicting game, very fun on mobile. However, there are a lot of in-app purchases preventing me from giving it a 8.5/10. It's at most, an 8/10.
  3. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 24, 2021
    7
    Nice little mobile game. I miss good little high score games like this. They should put this on Switch.
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