Used to be good….
…to the point that I paid to stop ads, but now it freezes with monotonous regularity.
Jezzball…not Qix
If you're looking for a game similar to Qix (the old arcade game by Taito that was eventually ported to GameBoy), you'll have to keep looking. This isn't it. I thought it was, but discovered right away that this is much more akin to the old Windows 3.1 game, Jezzball. Fun in its own right, yes; but don't let the name fool you. There aren't multiple speeds on this game (remember, you would score higher in Qix if you filled in space using the slower speed, but it was riskier); there's only one speed. As you level up, the number of randomly floating balls increases…again, just like Jezzball. You can sometimes "trap" them, but more often, when you box in one of the floating balls, it reappears in another part of the screen. The game is really simple, but so much like Jezzball—and so UNLIKE Qix—that I lost interest after just a couple days. It's not "un-fun"; just not what I was looking for. Loved playing Qix on my GameBoy, and this isn't a replacement, sadly. 👎🏼
UPDATE: While the app runs smoothly on iOS 15, the controls are in definite need of help. They’re either non-responsive or hyper-responsive. I’ve lost a life by “death-spiraling” (remember that in the old Qix game?) into my own path in the few days I’ve played this on iOS15 than I ever did. Additionally, the game gets very NON-responsive at times, refusing to move when you swipe to move. This also results in loss of a life and makes this app quite frustrating. I’ll keep looking for something better…
UPDATE: While the app runs smoothly on iOS 15, the controls are in definite need of help. They’re either non-responsive or hyper-responsive. I’ve lost a life by “death-spiraling” (remember that in the old Qix game?) into my own path in the few days I’ve played this on iOS15 than I ever did. Additionally, the game gets very NON-responsive at times, refusing to move when you swipe to move. This also results in loss of a life and makes this app quite frustrating. I’ll keep looking for something better…
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Love it!
Turn it on its side and it’s the same as the one on Apple TV
Please fix/update as could be much better
Simple fun game premise along the lines of old game boy game.
However, it’s frustratingly glitchy and freezes and crashes.
I’ve had so many times where I’ve had a great game going and going to set a new personal best and it freezes and game has to be restarted to play at which point you are back to level 1.
I’ve miraculously made it to level 53 once, but typically I don’t get that far before it freezes.
However, it’s frustratingly glitchy and freezes and crashes.
I’ve had so many times where I’ve had a great game going and going to set a new personal best and it freezes and game has to be restarted to play at which point you are back to level 1.
I’ve miraculously made it to level 53 once, but typically I don’t get that far before it freezes.
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Fun to begin with, but basically broken
This is a good, quick simple game.
I enjoyed it and started playing it in idle moments to wean me off social media.
Unfortunately, I started to notice that (as others have mentioned), the control system doesn’t always work. This means you can die or screw up because the game hasn’t responded to your swipe. This is frustrating enough that I’ve stopped playing and regret paying to stop ads.
The collision detection also sometimes seems inaccurate, which is similarly frustrating. (Sometimes you die even though you’ve narrowly missed a ball).
It’s a shame, as this could be decent.
I hope the developer can somehow fix things so that future players can enjoy it properly.
Me - I’m done.
I enjoyed it and started playing it in idle moments to wean me off social media.
Unfortunately, I started to notice that (as others have mentioned), the control system doesn’t always work. This means you can die or screw up because the game hasn’t responded to your swipe. This is frustrating enough that I’ve stopped playing and regret paying to stop ads.
The collision detection also sometimes seems inaccurate, which is similarly frustrating. (Sometimes you die even though you’ve narrowly missed a ball).
It’s a shame, as this could be decent.
I hope the developer can somehow fix things so that future players can enjoy it properly.
Me - I’m done.
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Good fun
Usually works well. Crashes now and then while playing.
Great but freezes
Really cool and very addictive game but keeps freezing on me
Great game but limited by tech
Game is a lot of fun. It works great until higher levels but iPhone screen response lag does not provide sufficient control when game speeds up.
Update please!
Love this game, but it randomly freezes and needs an update to fix the bug!
One personal preference issue
The only thing I’d change is to nit have my avatar in constant motion around the screen edge.
