Fruit Ninja. The name says it all.

This video game, developed by Halfbrick Studios, was first released in April 2010 and then again in December 2010, each time for different devices.

In the game, the player must slice fruit that shoots into the air. The goal is to avoid bombs by swiping the touch screen of a hand-held device, or in the case of the Xbox 360 version, the player's arms and hands.

Extra points are awarded for slicing multiple fruits with one swipe, and players can use additional fingers to make multiple slices simultaneously. Players must slice all fruit, and if three pieces of fruit are missed, the game ends. Players gain an additional life if they don't miss a piece of fruit.

Bombs occasionally fly onto the screen, and the player again is at the verge of losing if he or she slices the bombs.

Fruit Ninja features multiple modes, leader boards and multiple-player options. Like most video games, Fruit Ninja has several different versions.

The game has been well received. As of December 2010, the game reached 4 million downloads, and as of March 2011, downloads totaled more than 20 million.

Fruit Ninja, I have to admit, is sometimes addicting. And if you asked the average teen about it, they could definitely tell you a thing or two about slicing fruit.

Dasha Wilson is a sophomore at the Santa Fe Waldorf School. You can reach her at dwfreshman2@gmail.com.