https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pachoink/id1488272669 Release date: Feb 21, 2020 Features: Intuitive one-touch controls: Simply tap, drag down and release! Single game purchase: Lifetime free content updates, no Ads / IAPs. Multiple board hazards: Teleports, catchers, spinners, movers and more can help or hinder you on your journey! 50+ Levels: A large base set of (skill based unlocking) levels and areas, with more board elements, traps and levels in future releases. Pachoink! A To Play Ltd. Pachoink! The game boards provide the targets, but do you have the ball skills to take them all out? Some levels requir… $1.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsPachoink! The game boards provide the targets, but do you have the ball skills to take them all out? Some levels require precision, others good timing, some brute force, but more often than not it's a combination of all of these. Rise to the challenge and earn your stars! Features: -Intuitive one-touch controls: Simply tap, drag down and release! -Single game purchase: Lifetime free content updates, no Ads / IAPs. -Two game modes: Campaign and Endless (Tower). -Multiple board hazards: Teleports, catchers, spinners, movers and more can help or hinder you on your journey! -60+ Levels: A large base set of (skill based unlocking) levels and areas, with more board elements, traps and levels in future releases. Information Seller:A To Play Ltd. Genre:Arcade, Puzzle Release:Feb 21, 2020 Updated:Aug 22, 2023 Version:1.3.2 Size:75.0 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Grist Well-Known Member Nov 7, 2008 362 25 28 VP of Marketing Massachusetts #2 Grist, Feb 21, 2020 Bought this today purely on a hunch. My hunches in gaming and in life are almost always wrong, but this time it proved right. This is a skill-based version of pachinko that requires strategic thinking and good timing. Graphics are simple but colorful, and there is a wide variety of layouts presented in many levels. I've been playing nonstop for the first 45 minutes since purchasing it, enjoying the focus required to finish levels and satisfaction gained when I finish them quickly enough to earn three stars. solarnya and Anotherkellydown like this. Makara Nou Well-Known Member May 29, 2019 563 152 43 Male https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9mojIWbYFolADF7ZwPJQxA?view_as=subscriber #3 Makara Nou, Feb 21, 2020 Soon it will be challenging. But when the ball hit the target, it feels so satisfying. solarnya likes this. solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 905 285 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #4 solarnya, Feb 25, 2020 This game made me remind classic Peggle... So satisfying! macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #5 macplash, Feb 25, 2020 Tell me about it. I so wish to play classic Peggle again though. It just sits there under my Purchased items, mocking me... Attached Files: 0BB2D634-8AC5-4B4F-BBB8-C0AD8A4288B8.jpeg File size: 222.2 KB Views: 5 solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 905 285 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #6 solarnya, Feb 25, 2020 Last edited: Feb 26, 2020 Me too...I miss that age of mobile gaming.. I know a certain woman who bought iPhone by playing classic peggle in smartphone shop. I like peggle so bought peggle 2 on PS4! But for mobile it's hopeless...EA.. However if you liked feeling of smashing blocks on peggle, this game is awesome I guess. If I could, I have 2 things of requests to the dev. 1. Seemless volume change function 2. In game restart level function <= Edit: solved Have a nice Pachoink life! ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 999 113 #7 ste86uk, Feb 25, 2020 Is it vain of me to think this isn’t as pretty as peggle was so will I enjoy it? Also just to ask I seen someone say about beating levels in a time limit to get 3 stars? Do they have timers then? I always like to get all 3 stars but I don’t enjoy timers on games. solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 905 285 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #8 solarnya, Feb 26, 2020 Yes it has timers. You need to break all of bricks on each levels. It's different from peggle. And you can shoot many balls as you can.(I'm not sure it's related to star rating or not) On peggle, you needed to adjust angles. On this game, you need to adjust balls' shooting power. For both, timings. Compared to peggle, this game is more minimalistic IMO ste86uk likes this. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #9 macplash, Feb 26, 2020 Me neither. I hate being rushed and I have a need to 3 star every level before moving to another. So timers aren’t my thing either. Although, Peggle has some stages with timers as well. I’d need to fire it up on XBox to be sure though. Nevertheless, as @solarnya wrote, this is more minimalistic in comparison to Peggle, which is full of unicorns and rainbows. And there’s nothing wrong with minimalistic, if you ask me. Let’s give Pachoink a shot. ste86uk likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 999 113 #10 ste86uk, Feb 26, 2020 I was so close to hitting buy but then I checked pocketgamer and they have smal reviews from a bunch of people on it and some liked it but it seemed like mainly they either didn’t like it or said it was only fun in short bursts which set me back to thinking about it again. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #11 macplash, Feb 26, 2020 @ste86uk LOL, pocketgamer and their App Army facebook group. Let me tell you this: I’ve been there for two years and contributed heavily. I often started conversations, wrote reviews and help others. They’re often organize promo code giveaways either through forms on their website or in closed Facebook group. With exception of Christmas giveaway those codes comes with “strings attached” when you need to write a small review in exchange. After a while I realized the codes goes almost always to the same people. Sure, there’s a staff and they get codes as well, but it’s usually the same people more or less. And unfortunately they’re barely the demographics for said games. Hence, those reviews are always full of nitpicks, issues and disinformation just because they barely tried those games. I left that group months ago and don’t want to have anything to do with them ever again. My advice is to take EVERYTHING you read there with a grain of salt. Or hand-full, in this case. Not to bad mouth anybody, but that’s just a fact. Just check some feedbacks for yourself. If I remember correctly there was a lot of crap written about Trail Boss BMX, even Dead Cells... when I’m in mood I can check exactly at least 8-10 games as an example so you can see for yourself. ste86uk likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 999 113 #12 ste86uk, Feb 26, 2020 I’ll try to ignore that then and just carry on here, I hardly ever go on their website but sometimes do just to see if there’s anything I didn’t see on here. Did you get this in the end? macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #13 macplash, Feb 26, 2020 Of course. But I didn’t have a chance to play it properly yet. From what I’ve seen so far, however briefly, it’s really cute yet challenging. I don’t appreciate the timers though. I’ll see how bad it’s gonna be in later stages. ste86uk likes this. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #14 macplash, Feb 26, 2020 Alright. The timers aren’t actually that bad. I mean, three star (or gold star to be more specific) requirement is kinda benevolent. It’s nowhere close to borderline ridiculous times in Sneak Master where it’s sometimes about tens of a second. There are other little annoyances though. 1. First of all, the timer is making a tick-tock sounds every second. I mean, why? What’s the point? It’s not adding any drama to the gameplay. It just constantly there. Considering the length of levels which is couple of minutes so far, this gets annoying pretty soon. 2. Glass sounds can be a bit overwhelming. Every time you hit a square, it makes this breaking glass sound. With multiple balls in play it sounds like garbage truck disposing of glass from the trash can for separate waste. I’d prefer more subtle and shorter sound effect. 3. Different sound effects, timer ticking and music combined makes it quite a mess. It’s just too much. I had to mute music to make it more tolerable. 4. I started in Dojo world which consist of two parts. After “3 starring” the first part, I get 6 out of 6 gold stars (and of course 6 silver and 6 bronze as well), but to enter 2nd part of this world, I’m required to obtain 10 bronze stars, which means I need to play part in another world just to be able to go back. If this is a way to separate more difficult levels, I get it. Although for us with slight OCD who wants to finish everything before moving elsewhere, this is another minor detail. These are mostly nitpicks. It’s nothing major. Just a slight annoyances, but I’d like to point them out if the dev’s willing to listen and make some adjustments potentially. All in all, this is very polished and entertaining game. Physics is great - there’s even a sensitivity option so controlling the shooting is as smooth as possible. I love the idea and implementation of baskets where you either gain or lose 3 balls. And who knows what’s hidden later. As I wrote previously, I didn’t have a chance to play a lot. I’m really looking forward to find out what else is there. I really recommend this game. It’s a premium experience and well worth its asking price. TheSilveryWolf and ste86uk like this. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #15 macplash, Feb 27, 2020 Last edited: Feb 27, 2020 75% completed during my casual play so far. Not chasing relentlessly after gold stars or white-bearded wizard’s badges yet. This is a greatly relaxing and minimalistic arcade game. Although, Arctic 2-4 just keeps me enraged with every next failed attempt. On the other hand, Beach world Part I is easily my favorite so far. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #16 macplash, Mar 20, 2020 On SALE for a buck! I had a blast with it. Highly recommended! ColeDaddy and ste86uk like this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 999 113 #17 ste86uk, Mar 20, 2020 Nice no reason not to get it now at that price when I kept being unsure before. Bought it even though I have so many I need to play already. macplash likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 999 113 #18 ste86uk, Mar 20, 2020 You know I think I’d of been disappointed if I bought this at full price as obviously it’s nothing groundbreaking or anything but it works and it is entertaining so for the current price it’s a steal. I’m only 17% done as I only had a little try of it, although I spend most of my time staring at the meter for launching the balls rather than watching them drop and take out the blocks. Plus I’m sure new mechanics will open up as I progress I’m sure, but I guess it won’t change much. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #19 macplash, Mar 20, 2020 Last edited: Mar 20, 2020 @ste86uk actually it changes a lot when you progress further. There are different switches introduced you need to hit. Or lasers you need to point somewhere or avoid. Portals you need to aim the ball into. It's getting more difficult. If you enjoyed PopCap's Peggle, this is a perfect match. EDIT: by the way, of course it's nothing groundbreaking. First mechanical Pachinko machines originates to 1920 (thanks wikipedia) TheSilveryWolf and ste86uk like this. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,125 703 113 #20 anthony78, Sep 26, 2020 This is currently free! Great game and if you already paid for it, you can get their other two games by doing a “compete your bundle” for free. TheSilveryWolf and Anotherkellydown like this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 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
Bought this today purely on a hunch. My hunches in gaming and in life are almost always wrong, but this time it proved right. This is a skill-based version of pachinko that requires strategic thinking and good timing. Graphics are simple but colorful, and there is a wide variety of layouts presented in many levels. I've been playing nonstop for the first 45 minutes since purchasing it, enjoying the focus required to finish levels and satisfaction gained when I finish them quickly enough to earn three stars.
Tell me about it. I so wish to play classic Peggle again though. It just sits there under my Purchased items, mocking me...
Me too...I miss that age of mobile gaming.. I know a certain woman who bought iPhone by playing classic peggle in smartphone shop. I like peggle so bought peggle 2 on PS4! But for mobile it's hopeless...EA.. However if you liked feeling of smashing blocks on peggle, this game is awesome I guess. If I could, I have 2 things of requests to the dev. 1. Seemless volume change function 2. In game restart level function <= Edit: solved Have a nice Pachoink life!
Is it vain of me to think this isn’t as pretty as peggle was so will I enjoy it? Also just to ask I seen someone say about beating levels in a time limit to get 3 stars? Do they have timers then? I always like to get all 3 stars but I don’t enjoy timers on games.
Yes it has timers. You need to break all of bricks on each levels. It's different from peggle. And you can shoot many balls as you can.(I'm not sure it's related to star rating or not) On peggle, you needed to adjust angles. On this game, you need to adjust balls' shooting power. For both, timings. Compared to peggle, this game is more minimalistic IMO
Me neither. I hate being rushed and I have a need to 3 star every level before moving to another. So timers aren’t my thing either. Although, Peggle has some stages with timers as well. I’d need to fire it up on XBox to be sure though. Nevertheless, as @solarnya wrote, this is more minimalistic in comparison to Peggle, which is full of unicorns and rainbows. And there’s nothing wrong with minimalistic, if you ask me. Let’s give Pachoink a shot.
I was so close to hitting buy but then I checked pocketgamer and they have smal reviews from a bunch of people on it and some liked it but it seemed like mainly they either didn’t like it or said it was only fun in short bursts which set me back to thinking about it again.
@ste86uk LOL, pocketgamer and their App Army facebook group. Let me tell you this: I’ve been there for two years and contributed heavily. I often started conversations, wrote reviews and help others. They’re often organize promo code giveaways either through forms on their website or in closed Facebook group. With exception of Christmas giveaway those codes comes with “strings attached” when you need to write a small review in exchange. After a while I realized the codes goes almost always to the same people. Sure, there’s a staff and they get codes as well, but it’s usually the same people more or less. And unfortunately they’re barely the demographics for said games. Hence, those reviews are always full of nitpicks, issues and disinformation just because they barely tried those games. I left that group months ago and don’t want to have anything to do with them ever again. My advice is to take EVERYTHING you read there with a grain of salt. Or hand-full, in this case. Not to bad mouth anybody, but that’s just a fact. Just check some feedbacks for yourself. If I remember correctly there was a lot of crap written about Trail Boss BMX, even Dead Cells... when I’m in mood I can check exactly at least 8-10 games as an example so you can see for yourself.
I’ll try to ignore that then and just carry on here, I hardly ever go on their website but sometimes do just to see if there’s anything I didn’t see on here. Did you get this in the end?
Of course. But I didn’t have a chance to play it properly yet. From what I’ve seen so far, however briefly, it’s really cute yet challenging. I don’t appreciate the timers though. I’ll see how bad it’s gonna be in later stages.
Alright. The timers aren’t actually that bad. I mean, three star (or gold star to be more specific) requirement is kinda benevolent. It’s nowhere close to borderline ridiculous times in Sneak Master where it’s sometimes about tens of a second. There are other little annoyances though. 1. First of all, the timer is making a tick-tock sounds every second. I mean, why? What’s the point? It’s not adding any drama to the gameplay. It just constantly there. Considering the length of levels which is couple of minutes so far, this gets annoying pretty soon. 2. Glass sounds can be a bit overwhelming. Every time you hit a square, it makes this breaking glass sound. With multiple balls in play it sounds like garbage truck disposing of glass from the trash can for separate waste. I’d prefer more subtle and shorter sound effect. 3. Different sound effects, timer ticking and music combined makes it quite a mess. It’s just too much. I had to mute music to make it more tolerable. 4. I started in Dojo world which consist of two parts. After “3 starring” the first part, I get 6 out of 6 gold stars (and of course 6 silver and 6 bronze as well), but to enter 2nd part of this world, I’m required to obtain 10 bronze stars, which means I need to play part in another world just to be able to go back. If this is a way to separate more difficult levels, I get it. Although for us with slight OCD who wants to finish everything before moving elsewhere, this is another minor detail. These are mostly nitpicks. It’s nothing major. Just a slight annoyances, but I’d like to point them out if the dev’s willing to listen and make some adjustments potentially. All in all, this is very polished and entertaining game. Physics is great - there’s even a sensitivity option so controlling the shooting is as smooth as possible. I love the idea and implementation of baskets where you either gain or lose 3 balls. And who knows what’s hidden later. As I wrote previously, I didn’t have a chance to play a lot. I’m really looking forward to find out what else is there. I really recommend this game. It’s a premium experience and well worth its asking price.
75% completed during my casual play so far. Not chasing relentlessly after gold stars or white-bearded wizard’s badges yet. This is a greatly relaxing and minimalistic arcade game. Although, Arctic 2-4 just keeps me enraged with every next failed attempt. On the other hand, Beach world Part I is easily my favorite so far.
Nice no reason not to get it now at that price when I kept being unsure before. Bought it even though I have so many I need to play already.
You know I think I’d of been disappointed if I bought this at full price as obviously it’s nothing groundbreaking or anything but it works and it is entertaining so for the current price it’s a steal. I’m only 17% done as I only had a little try of it, although I spend most of my time staring at the meter for launching the balls rather than watching them drop and take out the blocks. Plus I’m sure new mechanics will open up as I progress I’m sure, but I guess it won’t change much.
@ste86uk actually it changes a lot when you progress further. There are different switches introduced you need to hit. Or lasers you need to point somewhere or avoid. Portals you need to aim the ball into. It's getting more difficult. If you enjoyed PopCap's Peggle, this is a perfect match. EDIT: by the way, of course it's nothing groundbreaking. First mechanical Pachinko machines originates to 1920 (thanks wikipedia)
This is currently free! Great game and if you already paid for it, you can get their other two games by doing a “compete your bundle” for free.
