There isn't a single person in the world who doesn't love video games, though there are some fans who haven't found the right game yet. They're dormant until that happens, and then the floodgates open. This is the case with many people I know and Cut the Rope. The game is simple: you find a hungry monster on your doorstep, with instructions to feed him candy. How do you feed him candy? You cut the rope.

Each level in the game consists of some obstacles, a single piece of candy, and three stars. Your goal is to touch each star with the piece of candy, and then get said candy into the mouth of the friendly monster, endearingly named "Om Nom." Yes, he's adorable. The game has an impressive amount of variety to it, with balloons that cause the candy to rise, bellows that allow you to blow the candy in different directions, spikes that destroy the candy, and other surprises.

Some levels take precision, others take speed. Finishing each level is simple, but getting all three stars? That may take some time. This game really shines on the iPad, because you can pass the device back and forth or look over the shoulder of the player and give some helpful advice. This is a game my wife and I enjoy playing in bed (and boy is that a sentence I never expected to type in the course of my professional life).

The game is $1 on the iPhone and $2 on the iPad, but you don't feel like you ordered off the dollar menu while you play it. The game already has a formidable reputation as a time sink, but I simply had to do my part to spread the word; the act of slicing through the ropes and sending the candy tumbling and spinning around the levels has me hopelessly addicted. You need to buy this.