Thursday, August 16, 2012

Naught

Naught App for iPhone
     This is a really interesting unique style game that uses gravity to guide you through each level.  Watch out for spikes, earthworms, man eating plants and other such dangers while you journey through, collecting seeds and finding your portal to freedom at the end.
     The entire game is greyscale.  I think it really adds an interesting and appealing feel to the game itself.
     You play a cat, and you find yourself underground.  You journey through tunnels to find a portal at the end of the level.  there are no save points unless you make one.  You need a certain amount of seeds to make a check point, so always collect seeds, when you see them.
     Avoid traps on the floor by turning your device upside down, and walking on the ceiling
     Hidden within each level are 3 diamonds.  If you manage to find all 3 hidden diamonds you will open that level in the alternate play through mode.
     There are very few levels available in this free game.  However, you can purchase more levels in the shoppe for real money.  I would wait until you've beaten all of the free levels though.  Some of them can be quite tricky.
     As for myself, I didn't get through all of the free levels.  I made it to a point where you had to jump from one pedestal to another.  If you missed, you would immediately die from touching the liquid ground (Which I have to assume is lava or acid... It's hard to tell without any colour).  I simply did not have the dexterity to make it all the way across these obstacles.
     Below are some screens from the levels to give you a basic feel for the game.  You can click the smaller screens to make them larger.

     You can stop playing when you get frustrated at a level and start back in that level whenever you like with the level select option.  You can also resume from the last check point you placed.  Be careful though.  Sometimes if you waste a check spot in a bad area you can do more harm than good.
     This is linked to the game center, which is common for any app games nowadays.  There is a list of achievements you can earn.  You can view some of these achievements in the scree shot I have provided.
     I really enjoyed the artwork and style of this game.  It's a sort of dark and mysterious theme, but fun and challenging to play.  Though remember not to get too frustrated if you can't get past a certain area.  Always put the game down and do something else to relax then come back later to try again.  I do not support gamer rage.
     I didn't really find any flaws with this game.  It was fun to play, without being too easy or too difficult.  It has a small amount of free levels, but if you really enjoy it, the extra levels are available for a reasonable price.  The art was smooth and well done.  The game ran smoothly without any glitches or lag.  I enjoyed the audio as well.  Some games have music and such that really starts to bother me after a while.  This didn't do that.
     So all in all I will give this game a perfect score.  Well done.  I recommend downloading it and giving it a try.  Also, remember your device needs to be straight up and down for it to correctly use the gravity feature.
Rating: 5/5
  • Free
  • Category: Games
  • Updated: Sep 27, 2011
  • Version: 1.1.0
  • Size: 31.6 MB
  • Language: English
  • Seller: Blue Shadow Games S.L.

2 comments:

  1. This game is no longer free. (/ o\)
    $0.99 as of now...

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    1. Aw, that's disappointing. Thanks for the update!

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