The Incident is a 2010 platform game developed and published by Australian studio Big Bucket Software.

The basic gameplay involves random objects falling from the sky, as the player tries to avoid getting hit.

The game is controlled by tilting the device to move left or right and tapping on the touchscreen to jump.

He dodges it, only to find more objects of all descriptions raining down on him: sofas, houseplants, vending machines, pianos.

Gradually he rises above the city, past the nearby mountains, and into the sky, eventually leaving Earth's orbit and reaching outer space, where he hopes to discover the source of the falling objects.

[6] The 1.3 update allows players to use a video cable with a suitable adapter attached to the iPad's dock connector to play the game on a television set or computer monitor, with the graphics reformatted to fit an HDTV screen.

He criticized the high difficulty near the end, but concluded that "it was the game's more clever references that appealed to me more than its graphics.

There are amusing nods to films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and Back to the Future and pop culture sources like Neon Genesis Evangelion and Mystery Science Theater 3000.

"[3] TouchGen's Nigel Wood scored it 4.5 out of 5, writing, "The Incident is an incredibly cool game, delivering addictive arcade platforming wrapped in classic packaging.

"[12] Pocket Gamer's Tracy Erickson scored the game 7 out of 10, arguing that it was enjoyable in the short term only; "The Incident is entertaining for a few short minutes, yet its one-dimensional gameplay limits the long-lasting fun [...] An amusing game of evasion, The Incident holds little in the way of lasting appeal.