Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery), Murphy (Norman Reedus) and Noah MacManus (Billy Connolly) are back in an all-new adventure. Well, sort of. The Boondock Saints have just launched a new game that will give fans of the cult film series a taste of Murphy action on the go. The dual-stick shooter doesn't pull any punches. As one of the Saints, you'll be able to cause endless bloodshed in the name of the MacManus's holier than-than-thou mission of vengeance. The game has got ink, an interesting back-story on Noah (aka II Duce), tons of movie references and several guest stars. Although playing as the Saints will delight cult fans, the game's short length and lack of nuance will not bring too many newcomers over to the franchise.

The Boondock Saints gives gamers two modes to choose from: a single player campaign and a survival mode. The campaign begins with the murder of Doc, the owner of McGinty's Pub. When word gets out to the MacManus brothers, they spring into action. You've got your choice to play as either Connor or Murphy. The choice is only a matter of preference and doesn't actually affect gameplay. The Boondock Saints app is played in a top-down map view so there's not much detail on the faces either.

The game functions as an arena game, where endless henchmen appear out of nowhere, guns blazing. The graphics have sharp vibrant colors with strong black outlines. You'll savor in tons of cartoon blood as you fight your way through each level. Your left thumb handles movement and your right thumb handles shooting and direction. The characters do have some sluggishness at times when they move making the game unnecessarily difficult at times.

The Boondock Saints has just over ten levels of play. For the first eight levels, you will go back and forth between the brothers' adventures in the present day and II Duce's past exploits. Should you die, Duce will give you a snarky comment about your shoddy performance. Between each chapter of the brother's adventures, you will stop by the tattoo parlor. There's no interaction in the tattoo parlor; gamers are just watching Connor or Murphy's full body tattoo gradually get bigger with each passing level. After you finish the initial eight levels, you will also have the chance to play through one of the arena levels as Romeo (Clifton Collins Jr.).

Gamers have four guns: your standard pistol with unlimited ammo, a large caliber pistol, a shotgun and automatic weapon. You can purchase weapon upgrades between levels. There actually not upgrades. Your weapons cache isn't persistent throughout the game. You'll have to repurchase your weapons between every board. As a side note, there is some serious load time between boards. By the fourth level, if you're good at picking up all the cash drops from downed enemies, you'll be able to load up on every weapon available. There is a limit to the amount of bullets you can buy. The storeowner will cut you off if you try and overload. Twenty thousand dollars is the golden number if you want to really stock up. Gamers always start new levels with their most powerful weapon set to default. When you run out of ammo, you will automatically equip the next most powerful weapon. If you pick up one of the infrequent ammo drops from enemies, the more powerful gun will be re-equipped. Gamers can also pick up Molotov cocktails and stun grenades to throw back at their enemies.

The game does offer some nice movie ambiance for Saints fans. The story features special agents who are working with the Saints. Rocco shows up to add a few corny jokes. The level selection screen is depicted as set of Rosary beads. Each of the brothers' levels end with them saying the prayer, "And shepherds, we shall be, for thee, my lord, for thee..." This only shows up as text. The story doesn't feature any voicing from the original cast. The game also keeps track of your favorite target, body count and accuracy.

At the beginning of the game, gamers have the option to choose between Full Audio, No Audio, or their iTunes library. If you choose full audio, you'll have a very rock and metal soundtrack. You also hear the Saints recite the prayer during the intro screen. Unfortunately, the music will drown out the prayer and the prayer text flies by extremely fast. The vocal loop runs the words together at the end of the prayer, which is faintly annoying. If you choose to use No Audio, you won't hear the audio play at all.

The Boondock Saints iPhone game will retail for $1.99 going into November 1st for All Saints Day. However, it will go up to $2.99 afterwards. Although the game isn't as robust as other $2.99 dual-stick shooters like Guerrilla Bob and Alive 4-Ever, cult fans will most likely still enjoy this app. However, casual gamers unfamiliar with the franchise will most likely look elsewhere for a game with more features and longer game time. You can probably finish this game in under an hour if you're good.

Final Score: C+