Geometric Puzzler 'Go!' from Chaonic
posted by Blake Patterson on August 20th, 2008 3:36 PM EDT in $2.99, Puzzle, Reviews, iPhone games, iPod touch games
Chaonic has recently released iPhone puzzler Go! [App Store] through the iTunes App Store.
Go! is a geometrically inspired puzzle game that is basically a cross between the classic jigsaw puzzle and Tetris. The Go! gameboard consists a puzzle map of colored blocks above three wells of puzzle pieces, each of a different color and each containing Tetris-like block shapes (there are nine in all). Clicking on any well rotates the presented shape. The goal of the game is to fill the puzzle map with pieces from the wells by strategically placing the puzzle pieces on map blocks of a corresponding color before the timer runs out. Once a puzzle piece is placed on the map, the well from which it came fills with another piece until all pieces of that color are used. Exactly the number of puzzle pieces needed to fill the map are provided in the wells–no more, no less. This makes it important to place each piece wisely. Each well has a reset button that, when tapped once, puts the last placed piece back in the well or resets all placed pieces of that well's color if tapped twice. You will get to know the reset button well.
See the gameplay video for a better look at how it all comes together.
Go! features 50 different puzzle maps with difficulty ranging from "child's play" to "insane." Game progress is saved with the successful completion of each puzzle.
Go! has a polished feel and features clean, colorful graphics on a scrolling backdrop. The game is pleasantly challenging, requiring strategy on the part of the player, and is a solid pick-up puzzler. The only real complaint I can offer is the lack of any audio in the current version.
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Prospective buyer: don't buy this lame game.
when you see the word "strategy" or "puzzle" in the write-up of this game, disregard it. it's neither….unless you're under the age of 5. honestly, you can plow through all the levels in a mere 30 minutes, it's that simple and feeble minded. the game basically tells you where to put each and every piece and as a result, requires you to use about no brain power at all.
SAVE YOUR MONEY…….don't buy. don't say i didn't warn ya.
Looks like a game that would have a huge amount of potential with updates and more levels added. 50 levels is kinda anemic…. Honestly it looks really cool regardless of what the previous poster says.
I find it very hard to believe that the game can be completed in a half hour. I purchased the game yesterday and have been stumped more than a few times… and I've only played through to level 15 so far. The game is plenty fun to me. I guess there will always be haters who need to hate.
@whysoserious. I just played this game too. The first few levels are, of course, quite easy, but I disagree with your claim that it's blindingly easy throughout. Did you really solve all levels?
following whysoserious' logic: i can do a rubix cube in 2 seconds, but you guys shouldn't buy one.
to all you bitching about my review, it's perfectly fine to have negative opinions on things. Not every game on this site is awesome. I stand by the point that this game is not worth any money. It's super easy, boring, not challenging at all since it basically tells you where to put all the pieces, and can be completed by anyone over the age of 5 with average intelligence in under 1 hour (and that's being generous). Waste your money if you want. Enjoy.
@whysoserious if you want to give your opinion on an app, fine, do so. if you just want to insult people who are trying to have a conversation, go somewhere else.
I certainly don't actually believe you've solved all 50 levels. It's certainly no easier than the Tangram app you seemed to like.
who did i insult?
@whysoserious
#1 I've asked you if you've actually solved all 50 levels. Can you answer that?
#2 Your insulting anyone who is unable to finish the entire game in 30 minutes.
i'm sorry arn, but i'm not going to entertain an internet argument with anyone. from past experiences, i find that it solves nothing.
i've purchased this product via iTunes at the full $2.99 price; i find the game very simplistic (to the point where it doesn't challenge me to think, but merely walks me through on where to put the pieces); i did not leave an iTunes review/rating but plan to later tonight (1 star will be the rating), i beat the full game in about 48 minutes, i immediately deleted it from my phone and Mac.
i don't think i need to defend myself for a product i feel was not up to my standards of game-play. sure i love….LOVE TanZen…but that game just rings my bell a lot more than this game. TanZen may be sorta similar, but it just happens to make me feel more satisfied after playing than this game.
friday is right around the corner, so i hope you have a wonderful rest of the day leading into the weekend. it's supposed to be raining for the next 5 days here in Dallas, so I'm sure i'll get a lot of iphone gamin' in…just not with Go.
I'm still waiting for an iPhone version of the real game of 'Go' (the board game) that connects to the Internet Go Server.
(Yes, there is a Go board game on the app store, but it doesn't have a UI or let you play online.)
I'm sorry but that scrolling background is annoying. Some people, like me, can't concentrate when stuff is moving on the screen. That's why I disable plug-ins and GIF animations otherwise I can't read websites because of constantly animated banners.