Dangle

Dangle is an action game released July 2007. It was Nitrome's first game sponsored for MTV Arcade. The player controls a small black spider with the goal of reaching the bottom ground before running out of lives.

Controls
Move mouse - Swing the spider back and forth

Click and hold - Descend down web

Gameplay
The player controls a Spider and has to make there way safely to the ground. Enemies will attempt to hurt them, subtracting one of the player's 3 hearts. Losing all three initiates a Game Over.

Levels
There are 15 levels in Dangle. Each level starts with the spider hanging from a short string. The player's goal is to swing past platforms and enemies and reach the bottom of the level without losing all three hearts.

Interactive Objects

 * Hearts - This will replenish a heart.
 * Coins - When the spider swings into them, they grant the player points.
 * Platforms - These are the obstacles that the spider can land on, although some may have enemies walking on it. In order to reach the bottom, however, the spider has to swing past them.
 * Fans - These blow the spider in a certain direction.

Enemies
Enemies must be avoided as there is no way of defeating them. If the spider accidentally swings into one, the spider will lose a heart.
 * Orange Blowers - They blow air when they meet the end of a platform.
 * Floating Squid - They move horizontally in the air.
 * Jumping Horned Monster - They jump up at the spider when the player is close.
 * Pink Crab - When it reaches the end of a platform, it will stretch out one claw and close it, cutting anything in its way.
 * Eater Droplet - It will slowly go down the webbing the player is on, but will fall off if it doesn't reach the spider. It will kill the spider if it reaches it.

Hazards

 * Spikes - They cover certain platforms and the player must be careful to avoid swinging into them.
 * Maces - Spike balls that swing on a chain and hurt the spider if it gets hit by it.

Trivia

 * The letters spelling "Dangle" on the game's menu can be swung in any direction, bouncing back to their original position once let go of.
 * The gameplay of the game is quite similar to Swindler's gameplay. Both games involve characters that have a cord wich they use to swing through the level.