Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel iPhone Screenshots click to enlarge ★★★★★ Special launch sale only for a short period! ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Ravensburger's cult game now available on iPhone and iPad ★★★★★ Scotland Yard is the digital version of the award-winning board game ("Game of the Year" 1983, etc.). Since its creation 30 years ago, Scotland Yard has sold over four million copies. Now the game enjoyed by millions of people is available as a universal iPad and iPhone app! This is a very tricky case for Scotland Yard: Mister X has disappeared in the heart of London's nightlife. The only clue for the investigation: his discarded tickets. But in which part of London did he use them? Set off as one of five clever agents on the hunt for the legendary Mister X, or step into his shoes, diving into the heart of London's nightlife to escape the agents. Features: ✔ Completely new setting in London by night ✔ 3- 6 Players ✔ Razor-sharp HD graphics (with iPad 3 Retina support!) ✔ Single player mode ✔ Multiplayer mode with Voice Chat: Local, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth and online/Game Center ✔ Universal app (Game Center Multiplayer with iPad & iPhone devices) ✔ Interactive, user-friendly Tutorial ✔ Easy to understand instructions for both beginners and experts ✔ No need to assemble or put away! ✔ Endless fun with family and friends! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Feel free to check out Ravensburger’s other games, including THE aMAZEing Labyrinth and Puerto Rico, along with many, many others. Become a fan of Ravensburger Digital on Facebook and find out more about our new apps, exclusive competitions and behind the scenes information about the development of our apps: http://www.facebook.com/RavensburgerDigitalGmbH Scotland Yard Ravensburger Verlag GmbH ***** Ravensburger's cult game now available on iPhone and iPad ***** Scotland Yard is the digital version of the award… TouchArcade Rating: $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details***** Ravensburger's cult game now available on iPhone and iPad ***** Scotland Yard is the digital version of the award-winning board game ("Game of the Year" 1983, etc.). Since its creation 35 years ago, Scotland Yard has sold over four million copies. Now the game enjoyed by millions of people is available as a universal iPad and iPhone app! This is a very tricky case for Scotland Yard: Mister X has disappeared in the heart of London's nightlife. The only clue for the investigation: his discarded tickets. But in which part of London did he use them? There - suddenly he's been seen for a brief moment. Now, keep a cool head. Search the district tactically and reconstruct the escape route. Set off as one of five clever agents on the hunt for the legendary Mister X, or step into his shoes, diving into the heart of London's nightlife to escape the agents. Features: - Completely new setting in London by night - Razor-sharp HD graphics - Single player mode: Local game for one to six players including computer players - Multiplayer mode: Local, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth (max. two players) - Interactive, user-friendly Tutorial - Easy to understand instructions for both beginners and experts - No need to assemble or put away! - Endless fun with family and friends! Information Seller:Ravensburger Verlag GmbH Genre:Board, Strategy Release:May 17, 2012 Updated:Nov 03, 2022 Version:2.6 Size:138.7 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (2) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal slewis7 Well-Known Member Apr 6, 2011 3,768 41 48 Male Retired! Houston, TX #2 slewis7, May 16, 2012 This looks interesting. I will be curious to see how compelling the single player mode is. thevagrant Well-Known Member Jun 8, 2009 631 0 0 #3 thevagrant, May 16, 2012 I have a lot of good memories of this game from my childhood. I wonder I'll find this as compelling as it is in my memories now that I've moved to more complex boardgames. Anyway, sur buy if no awful bug is reported before tomorrow morning. eudell New Member May 8, 2012 2 0 0 #4 eudell, May 16, 2012 Is online multiplayer asynchronous? In other words, can you leave the game and come back after a push notification? QuickWit Well-Known Member Oct 28, 2008 548 0 0 Video Writer, Director, Producer Salt Lake City, Utah #5 QuickWit, May 16, 2012 Looks pretty good. Will definitely pick it up... And after watching the video I'm excited for the Rah-Tina display! LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #6 LordGek, May 16, 2012 All hail, Rahtina, god of displays! So does it track single player stats? ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,234 131 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #7 ColeDaddy, May 16, 2012 Looking forward to this game tonight! Love boardgames! MarkHerm Well-Known Member Jun 4, 2009 763 0 0 Germany #8 MarkHerm, May 16, 2012 I played the board version back in the days and it was a great fun game. Hopefully, the iOS touch control version and especially the multiplayer implementation will do the game justice... we'll see! abstractgamefreak Well-Known Member Aug 22, 2009 418 0 16 Male Musician Germany http://www.facebook.com/eskalationband #9 abstractgamefreak, May 17, 2012 Last edited: May 17, 2012 Game Impressions Hmm, just won my very first game as Mr. X on "normal" difficulty against five (!) detectives without problems. (In the real boardgame, I never escaped four poorly talented human detectives...) Maybe the multiplayer part is where this app shines, but for solo-players I'm afraid is the Nintendo version still the better choice (where the computer player gave me a hard time already on the third campaign level). Stronger AI, Quick game and Campaign modes and more city maps... (It already had wireless multiplayer, too, which came in handy on our long holiday car drives back then.) While the "isometric" night view on the iPad is beautiful, it is not without problems, e.g. when meeples block the view on other squares, or when you try to see, where the bus, metro etc. connections go (sorry for my mediocre english). The primitive NDS graphics, which were much more like the actual boardgame btw, were also much more functional in comparison, even on the smaller display. But then, graphics candy is important nowadays, and you get it here for sure. CygnetSeven Well-Known Member Feb 6, 2010 7,596 33 48 #10 CygnetSeven, May 17, 2012 Thanks AGF for the impressions. DotComCTO Well-Known Member Feb 17, 2009 477 0 16 Chief Technology Officer Westchester County, NY #11 DotComCTO, May 17, 2012 I was hoping someone else caught that in the trailer video...rheteena display...hahahahaha! What a dope. --DotComCTO currymutton Well-Known Member Oct 16, 2008 4,430 1 0 #12 currymutton, May 17, 2012 So...any async MP possible? (guess not) VeganTnT Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2008 4,491 3 0 Freelance Entertainment Analyst Orlando, FL #13 VeganTnT, May 17, 2012 Won my very first match as a detective (playing with a friend and CPU team) and got the bames jond award for winning ten matches... And I now receive at least once every time I open the app :/ The tutorials really help you get into the game but explain ZERO strategy. In the Detective Tutorial they show you how a team corners mister x. They show you every move to make but don't explain why you're making that move. I really appreciate the high quality of the app (minus that awful chat input) and the fact that it's universal (so the mp isn't segregated like in Labyrinth) But interactive tutorials like these are a bit of a wasted opportunity. They can be so much more than just "this is the object of the game", "this is how you move", etc. They have the chance to make me GOOD at their game from the beginning. We may have blocked him in but I have no idea how it happened. There seemed to be several exit points but I suggested that maybe Mister X rain out of tickets. A small quibble, I realize, but when everything is done so well you have to nitpick Overall I give it 4.5/5 It's a simple premise Gorgeously rendered Universal Local, Bluetooth, Gamecenter ( haven't found a match to test if it's asynchronous) Text and Voice chat Option to have the iOS status bar always visible (THANK YOU!!!) AI seems decent on the normal level. Mister X only used one special card (Double Move) but we were already circling him so it was too late to be effective. There is a Hard setting which I'll try tomorrow; I don't think it will replace the cunning of a human playing as Mister X but I'd love to control all the yardies against a tough as nails AI. currymutton Well-Known Member Oct 16, 2008 4,430 1 0 #14 currymutton, May 17, 2012 Now you are drawing me in... If the single player is fun enough I don't mind the lack of async -- I can play online when you-know-that-pop-card-game-despite-everyone-else-is-playing-D3 does not take too much of my free time... QuickWit Well-Known Member Oct 28, 2008 548 0 0 Video Writer, Director, Producer Salt Lake City, Utah #15 QuickWit, May 17, 2012 Played through one game quickly and I am really impressed with the game. VeganTnT is correct about the tutorial and it's lack of "why", but I was able to fill in the pieces by looking at what card they had played and looking at all the routes those cards would take them. I could see why I was being told to go to a certain place, but it would have been better if the game had shown that to you. I had never played the original board game (probably one of the few I haven't played) so I was excited to see what it was like. There is a good amount of strategy in this game and I really like that. The look of the game is wonderful. The Rah-Tina display is nice and it's fun to move around the board and see the locations of the other pieces shown while you move. The map is beautiful and you feel like you could take it with you on a trip to London. The playing pieces give the game a nice 3D look. All in all, a wonderful job on the visuals. I have only played in one player mode, but can't wait to pull this out with friends. I've also only played on the iPad, but did take a quick look on the iPhone and it seems like it will be just as playable on that device (though I'm sure I'll stick to the Pad most of the time). This is a really nice game. Fans of strategy and board games in general will find plenty to like in this effort. I would also give it a 4.5/5 stars. Mythbuster Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2008 1,260 22 38 Journalist In the middle of nowhere #16 Mythbuster, May 17, 2012 Yes! Great game ... played my first games and it is really well done! andsoitgoes Well-Known Member Jun 30, 2010 2,673 58 48 In a van, down by the river! #17 andsoitgoes, May 17, 2012 Got a chance to play a game tonight with my daughters as Mr X against the computer. I helped them with their strategy and it was incredibly fun. There's a great level of polish in the game. It's got enough different from the board game to make it new, but enough the same to make it familiar. Now a few niggles, first I wish you could interact with the moves list as Mr X like you could in the board game, that was always cool. But I ESPECIALLY miss not seeing the instructions in the game, you have to exit out to explain the rules. I know it's a simple game, but just give me the info there. Other than that, I love it. I never got to really play this as a kid, I had all the pieces but had no one to play it with. I'm sure I played the NES version, but it didn't stick with me. This, however, is so many favors of cool. Well done to the devs, who are around here... This and Ramses might just be my favorite family board games. CygnetSeven Well-Known Member Feb 6, 2010 7,596 33 48 #18 CygnetSeven, May 17, 2012 Here is a quick review of the board game to give anyone unfamiliar with the game a little more understanding of it's style. VeganTnT Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2008 4,491 3 0 Freelance Entertainment Analyst Orlando, FL #19 VeganTnT, May 17, 2012 Playing as Mister X I'm seeing AGF's point about the map. As the criminal it pays to know where all the other detectives are so I would watch most of the game fully zoomed out. Unfortunately the beautiful city scape quickly turns to a busy mess where it's extremely difficult to keep a visual on all the pieces. This goes double on the iPhone (I'm using a 4) There are buttons to zoom into specific players but there really isn't a way to increase their visibility. There are also markers to show when pieces are off screen which help give you a general sense of where everyone is on the board. It's by no means a game breaker, it just makes things needlessly difficult (like a black game piece on a board that is primarily black) panama chief Well-Known Member May 16, 2012 193 0 0 #20 panama chief, May 17, 2012 thanks for the vid. with a better understanding of how to play, im more inclined to pick it up now. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
I have a lot of good memories of this game from my childhood. I wonder I'll find this as compelling as it is in my memories now that I've moved to more complex boardgames. Anyway, sur buy if no awful bug is reported before tomorrow morning.
Is online multiplayer asynchronous? In other words, can you leave the game and come back after a push notification?
Looks pretty good. Will definitely pick it up... And after watching the video I'm excited for the Rah-Tina display!
I played the board version back in the days and it was a great fun game. Hopefully, the iOS touch control version and especially the multiplayer implementation will do the game justice... we'll see!
Game Impressions Hmm, just won my very first game as Mr. X on "normal" difficulty against five (!) detectives without problems. (In the real boardgame, I never escaped four poorly talented human detectives...) Maybe the multiplayer part is where this app shines, but for solo-players I'm afraid is the Nintendo version still the better choice (where the computer player gave me a hard time already on the third campaign level). Stronger AI, Quick game and Campaign modes and more city maps... (It already had wireless multiplayer, too, which came in handy on our long holiday car drives back then.) While the "isometric" night view on the iPad is beautiful, it is not without problems, e.g. when meeples block the view on other squares, or when you try to see, where the bus, metro etc. connections go (sorry for my mediocre english). The primitive NDS graphics, which were much more like the actual boardgame btw, were also much more functional in comparison, even on the smaller display. But then, graphics candy is important nowadays, and you get it here for sure.
I was hoping someone else caught that in the trailer video...rheteena display...hahahahaha! What a dope. --DotComCTO
Won my very first match as a detective (playing with a friend and CPU team) and got the bames jond award for winning ten matches... And I now receive at least once every time I open the app :/ The tutorials really help you get into the game but explain ZERO strategy. In the Detective Tutorial they show you how a team corners mister x. They show you every move to make but don't explain why you're making that move. I really appreciate the high quality of the app (minus that awful chat input) and the fact that it's universal (so the mp isn't segregated like in Labyrinth) But interactive tutorials like these are a bit of a wasted opportunity. They can be so much more than just "this is the object of the game", "this is how you move", etc. They have the chance to make me GOOD at their game from the beginning. We may have blocked him in but I have no idea how it happened. There seemed to be several exit points but I suggested that maybe Mister X rain out of tickets. A small quibble, I realize, but when everything is done so well you have to nitpick Overall I give it 4.5/5 It's a simple premise Gorgeously rendered Universal Local, Bluetooth, Gamecenter ( haven't found a match to test if it's asynchronous) Text and Voice chat Option to have the iOS status bar always visible (THANK YOU!!!) AI seems decent on the normal level. Mister X only used one special card (Double Move) but we were already circling him so it was too late to be effective. There is a Hard setting which I'll try tomorrow; I don't think it will replace the cunning of a human playing as Mister X but I'd love to control all the yardies against a tough as nails AI.
Now you are drawing me in... If the single player is fun enough I don't mind the lack of async -- I can play online when you-know-that-pop-card-game-despite-everyone-else-is-playing-D3 does not take too much of my free time...
Played through one game quickly and I am really impressed with the game. VeganTnT is correct about the tutorial and it's lack of "why", but I was able to fill in the pieces by looking at what card they had played and looking at all the routes those cards would take them. I could see why I was being told to go to a certain place, but it would have been better if the game had shown that to you. I had never played the original board game (probably one of the few I haven't played) so I was excited to see what it was like. There is a good amount of strategy in this game and I really like that. The look of the game is wonderful. The Rah-Tina display is nice and it's fun to move around the board and see the locations of the other pieces shown while you move. The map is beautiful and you feel like you could take it with you on a trip to London. The playing pieces give the game a nice 3D look. All in all, a wonderful job on the visuals. I have only played in one player mode, but can't wait to pull this out with friends. I've also only played on the iPad, but did take a quick look on the iPhone and it seems like it will be just as playable on that device (though I'm sure I'll stick to the Pad most of the time). This is a really nice game. Fans of strategy and board games in general will find plenty to like in this effort. I would also give it a 4.5/5 stars.
Got a chance to play a game tonight with my daughters as Mr X against the computer. I helped them with their strategy and it was incredibly fun. There's a great level of polish in the game. It's got enough different from the board game to make it new, but enough the same to make it familiar. Now a few niggles, first I wish you could interact with the moves list as Mr X like you could in the board game, that was always cool. But I ESPECIALLY miss not seeing the instructions in the game, you have to exit out to explain the rules. I know it's a simple game, but just give me the info there. Other than that, I love it. I never got to really play this as a kid, I had all the pieces but had no one to play it with. I'm sure I played the NES version, but it didn't stick with me. This, however, is so many favors of cool. Well done to the devs, who are around here... This and Ramses might just be my favorite family board games.
Here is a quick review of the board game to give anyone unfamiliar with the game a little more understanding of it's style.
Playing as Mister X I'm seeing AGF's point about the map. As the criminal it pays to know where all the other detectives are so I would watch most of the game fully zoomed out. Unfortunately the beautiful city scape quickly turns to a busy mess where it's extremely difficult to keep a visual on all the pieces. This goes double on the iPhone (I'm using a 4) There are buttons to zoom into specific players but there really isn't a way to increase their visibility. There are also markers to show when pieces are off screen which help give you a general sense of where everyone is on the board. It's by no means a game breaker, it just makes things needlessly difficult (like a black game piece on a board that is primarily black)
