Ben Blaze In: The Burnin' Maze

Ben Blaze In: the Burnin' Maze is an iOS/Android Action Adventure Puzzle Platformer Maze indie game. A sequel, titled Ben Blaze In: The Mega-Maze of Madness was released, followed by a third game: Ben Blaze In: The Bottom Bubble and eventually these games will spin off into a series, The Barkin' Misadventures of Ben Bones. 
== Plot ==
In this cute cartoon-inspired game, Meet Ben Blaze, an ordinary anthropomorphic Dalmatian dog who is a former firefighter, a silly, brave and sometimes goofy dog now an inventor for hire. Ben's a former firefighter mostly because his experiments are rejected by every safety committee he's been to. But one day, he was working on a powerful invention until he hears a cry for help; Ben's love interest Scootch, has been kidnapped by the Cruelzin' Charcats, led by their leader Scratz Scorch trapping her in their Burnin' Fortress of Flamingly Furry Fear. Ben, suiting up for action in his super-Pup-Powered Flame-Fighter suit and protecting himself with his latest invention The Inflatable Invincible Protective Absolutely Airtight Fire-Proof Pup bubble. Ben then shouts his catchphrase "This Ball won't fall! Ben Blaze Ruff-and-Rolls to your Rescue!" goes to make it through the fortress and save his love Scootch and defeat the crazy cats. 
== Gameplay ==
In this side-scrolling ball adventure, the players must maneuver Ben Blaze around several mazes in his fire-proof ball. Ben must find a number of keys in each level to advance. Each level has a set of gimmicks, such as rolling over switches to activate mechanism and/or traps, puzzle-based levels, and time-based missions. The game also has a three-star ranking system, and certain conditions to acquire the perfect rank, Such as collecting all the Bone Biscuits. getting to the end without any mistakes, or clearing a level in the fastest amount of time. The game also has different boss battles against The Cruelzin' Charcat boys. These individual bosses have their own strategies to defeat. There are also certain powerups to find in the levels, such as:
* Invincibility: Makes the player invincible for a short time
* Inflation tanks: Sends Ben and his ball floating into the air until item time runs out.
* Water blasters: Allows Ben to defeat enemies. The blasters have limited ammo, but can be recollected for more.
* Jet Boots: Ben can use these to dash faster and farther. It can also break down weak walls.
* Lead Ball: Makes the ball heavier, allowing Ben to drop down on top of enemies, crushing them. Otherwise, Ben's attacks consist of him only bouncing on top of enemies from falling on top of them, stunning them for a period of time.
The game has cutscenes, in the form of slideshows to progress the story of Ben's quest.
== Controls ==
Tilt left/right: Moves Ben left an right. Button options are also optional but tilt controls are recommended.
Tap (Depends on the item): A button prompt will appear allowing the player to use their items. 
== Notes ==
* This game is likely inspired by a Super Monkey Ball game called Tip and Tilt, with the maze aspects being inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog. 
* Ben makes a reference to Bubsy, as he makes fun of one of the cats for saying "Wow, for a tiny one, you're a mouthful. Imagine if you had your own game!".
* three of the stages is a reference to pachinko, keepy-up and pinball.
== Gallery ==
File:Ben Blaze.png|Ben Blaze, the main hero!
File:Ben in the ball.png|The Inflatable Invincible Protective Absolutely Airtight Fire-Proof Pup Bubble.