Quick Points:
- .99 Price Tag is a Steal
- Addictive Puzzle, Brick-Breaker Game Hybrid
- Wonderful looking
- 4/5 star rating
- Get Parablox Here: Parablox on The AppStore
When I stumbled across this game on the net, the nice looking screenshots caught my eye first, when I actually downloaded and played the game…oh what a treat!
What is Parablox?
Parablox is actually not what it appears it be at first, another brick breaker game, although similar. It’s actually a puzzle and brick breaker game hybrid (in my opinion). The principle of the game is get rid of all the blocks before your life is up, that’s it! Sounds easy right, well not quite.
You can only break the bricks that match the color of your ball. Some of the blocks can be moved by your ball (hindering or helping you achieve your goal) and even some blocks within the round change the color of the ball, therefore eliminating some blocks you can get rid of. Now you are getting Parablox’s complexity, lol !
At first I found it challenging to grasp how to actually correctly move the ball in Parablox, but after my momentary brain fart, I got it. You have the option to turn on the accelerometer , but I didn’t prefer this way, again that is total preference.
The Value:
For .99 I think the game is a steal. You get 25 levels of joy and challenge. Find a round a little too challenging at the time you can move on to the next. The options that you want are there and it looks great. What more do you guys want for a buck!
My Wish List:
My wish list features are just that. This is not what the game is missing, it’s just what I would like to see in the future updates of Parablox.
- Multi-player mode – I totally wanted to compete with my friend and what better way to do this, than with multi-player mode.
- Timed Play – I am always competitive, so beating my own previous time or a record time wouldn’t be bad at all.
- FaceBook Integrated Challenge and Scoreboard - Besides the great marketing this would be for Bartelme Designs, how fun would it be to see a friend on your Facebook friend list, duel, and plaster your winning score all over for all of your other friends to see…Heck YA!
- Optional Soundtracks – I kind of see why this wasn’t in here, sometimes during play I wanted the track, other times I was thinking a little too much about my strategy to want it or to even care, lol.
- Larger help button - I’m slow and I totally missed the help on the main screen. This will be most helpful for the dumb and blind (like me), lol
Overall:
Parablox is a beautiful game that would be entertaining and challenging to the casual dental office gamer to the “my thumbs are sore” iPhone gaming nerd. It’s well worth it as it is thought out, not too complex, and beautiful. I like this puzzle and brick-breaker hybrid. Parablox is deserving of the 4/5 stars !
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